A former council leader is accused of conning a woman in a £186,500 property fraud.
Andrew Polson allegedly pretended that he was buying a house in Bellshill, Lanarkshire as well as another in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire with the woman as"joint owner".
It is claimed the 50-year-old - Conservative former co-leader of East Dunbartonshire council - then"induced" her to transfer money at a bank in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire.Prosecutors allege he committed fraud knowing he was purchasing both properties in his name only.Polson faces a separate accusation of stealing the woman's bank card on April 21, 2022.
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