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Former Tory MP Craig Williams pleads guilty to cheating at gambling with election bets
Prosecutors said Williams used confidential election timing information to place bets worth £372.50, and three further cheating charges will be dropped at sentencing.
- Former Conservative MP Craig Williams pleaded guilty on Monday at Southwark Crown Court to cheating at gambling by using confidential Downing Street information to place bets on the 2024 General Election.
- The Gambling Commission launched Operation Scott to investigate betting by Conservative Party employees ahead of the 2024 election, with Williams attending sensitive planning meetings as parliamentary private secretary to former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
- Prosecutor Zoe Johnson said Williams was "given a privileged position" and used "highly sensitive and confidential information to place bets and to profit." Williams placed bets of £250, £100, and £22.50 on the election date.
- Judge Tony Baumgartner set trials for 12 co-defendants in September 2027 and January 2028, meaning Williams will not be sentenced until those proceedings conclude and three further charges against him are dropped.
- Amy Hind, wife of Conservative deputy digital director Anthony Hind, also pleaded guilty to cheating by betting on the election date, while Conservative Party officials Nick Mason, Iain Makepeace, and Simon Chatfield face ongoing charges.
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Ex-UK lawmaker pleads guilty to cheating in election betting scandal
A former Conservative lawmaker has pleaded guilty to cheating at gambling by using insider knowledge to bet on the date then-Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would call a U.K. election two years ago
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