Scottish footballer cleared of £94,000 fraud allegations
Scotland footballer Garry O’Connor has been cleared of attempting to defraud Aviva, his insurance company.
According to the BBC, Mr O’Connor, who plays for Edinburgh club Hibernian, was accused of making a false claim worth £93,500 over his crashed Ferrari.
He told an Aviva rep that he had struck a deer while driving the car in April of last year, but it was alleged that a friend of his had crashed the car two weeks prior to this.
The Crown Office withdrew the case on 8 June 2012. A spokeswoman said: “It is the duty of the Crown to keep cases under review.
"After full and careful consideration of the
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