Former local authority leader Andrew Polson is accused of property fraud and embezzling money.
A former Scottish council leader has been accused of a £186,500 romance fraud.
East Dunbartonshire councillor Andrew Polson, 50, is alleged to have "induced" a 60-year-old woman into transferring him money to buy two houses.Mr Polson made no plea at a private hearing at Glasgow Sheriff Court.He allegedly pretended he was buying a house in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, and another in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire, with the woman as "joint owner".
The councillor, who was suspended by the Scottish Conservative party in June, is said to have "induced" her into transferring him money at a bank in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire.Mr Polson was previously named in a separate civil court action by a woman who claimed he had breached her trust.In legal papers, the woman, 68, said the councillor had persuaded her to let him manage her finances and used her money to buy property for himself.
The offence is said to have taken place at the company's premises in Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, between 1 January 2021 and 13 April 2022.No date was confirmed for any further court appearance.
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