North Antrim man accused of fraud by abuse of position at Toals Bookmakers allegedly involving more than £137,000

Denver Kelly (33), of Main Street in Ballintoy, is alleged to have committed fraud between June 15 and September 16 last year.

The charge sheet on the list at Ballymena Magistrates' Court said the 'defendant on diverse dates between the 15th day of June 2023 and the 16th day of September 2023 whilst occupying a position in which you were expected to safeguard, or not to act against, the financial interests of Toals Bookmakers dishonestly abused that position in that you placed bets yourself and manipulated the said firm's systems in order to win thereby obtaining the total amount of £137,214, with the intention, by means of the abuse of that position to make a gain for yourself or another or to cause loss to Toals Bookmakers or to expose Toals Bookmakers to a risk of a loss, in breach of section 4 of the Fraud Act 2006 contrary to Section 1 of the Fraud Act 2006'.

The defendant was given continuing bail in the sum of £500 and his case was sent to Antrim Crown Court for arraignment on January 7.