A Russian woman cleared of a pounds625,000 credit card scam nowfaces being booted out of Scotland.
Jobless university graduate Anna Steshina, 24, had come to theNorth-east with hopes of starting a new life.
But her dream ended in tatters when she gave birth to a stillbornchild, her visa ran out and she found herself in the dock over amajor credit card scam.
It was claimed the woman - who had been staying with friends inFraserburgh - used more than 2,500 card numbers to pump the cashinto various business accounts held with the Clydesdale Bank inJanuary and February this year. She denied acting fraudulently whenshe transferred money between the firms' accounts.
Steshina lodged a special defence incriminating another man.
In a joint minute from both prosecution and defence it wasaccepted she had set up accounts and made various transactions, buther defence said she was only doing what she believed to be her job.
Yesterday a jury returned a verdict of not proven on the fraudcharge following a four-day trial at Aberdeen Sheriff Court.
Steshina was found guilty of attempting to pervert the course ofjustice by giving false details to the police but was admonished.
However, she was handed over to immigration officials and couldnow be deported.
smcdonald@ajl.co.uk
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