US EditionEx-MP Accused of Cheating at Gambling on General Election Date Faces Two-and-a Half Year Wait ...
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 11 – Craig Williams and 14 others face charges of cheating at gambling using confidential election information, with trials set for September 2027 and January 2028, amid a backlog of 76,000 cases.
- Former Conservative MP Craig Williams appeared at Southwark Crown Court charged with cheating at gambling over bets on the 2024 general election date.
- The charges stem from Operation Scott, a Gambling Commission investigation into misuse of confidential insider information about the election called by Rishi Sunak last year.
- Williams, 40, served as Sunak's parliamentary private secretary and lost his Montgomeryshire seat in July 2024; he and 14 co-defendants face allegations of placing illegal bets ahead of the July 4 election.
- The 15 defendants include a former police officer and multiple Conservative Party employees, with 12 indicating not guilty pleas and a hearing to dismiss charges set for January 19, 2026.
- Two trials are scheduled for September 6, 2027, and January 3, 2028, meaning Williams and others face over two years' wait, with possible prison sentences up to two years if convicted.
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The Independent (US)Former Tory MP faces two-year wait for general election betting trial
Craig Williams was the aide to former prime minister Rishi Sunak
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