Football Pool Fraud Discovered Liverpool, Nov. 1.
A scheme to defraud football pool promoters was described in court here, when Mr. Bishop, of West Derby, Liverpool was charged with conspiracy to forgery and attempting ie obtain £28,993 from the pool.
The prosecution alleged that the scheme operated only when a large prize was involved and when it was assisted by an employee of the pool's promoters, who inserted the results after the matches.
Warrants had been issued for arresting the pool employee and a former police officer, who was described as the "master mind of the conspiracy."—Reutef.
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