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Sally Hind

Scots haulage firm bosses accused of £200k police escort fraud

Two bosses of a major Scots haulage firm who went bust have been accused of a £200,000 fraud involving police escort contracts.

James Campbell, former director of West of Scotland Heavy Haulage, and his ex transport manager Edward Bruce, are accused of altering paperwork for services provided to the firm by police in Scotland and Wales and overcharging firms in Spain and Denmark for the transportation of wind turbine parts.

Campbell, 50, and Bruce, 30, appeared at Airdrie Sheriff Court on Tuesday, where they denied two charges of fraud.

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