Fraud probe MP is in the clear now. Why do we still feel we’ve been stung?
COUPLE’S ANGER AS CHARGES ARE DROPPED
Craig McDonald Property owners who sold their home to ex-MP Michelle Thomson say they have been left disappointed by the decision to drop fraud charges against her.
Christine and Billy Troy told how they believe the former SNP business spokeswoman should face “consequences” over the deal, which saw Thomson make a substantial profit.
The couple’s transaction was among 13 others investigated after a lawyer was struck off for breaching rules designed to foil mortgage fraud and money laundering.
The Troys sold their one-bed f lat in Paisley to Thomson for £37,500 – but she then offloaded it for £ 55,000.
Pol ice Scotland reported Thomson to the Crown Office after detectives carried out an investigation.
The 52-year- old had built up a property portfolio worth £ 1.7mi l l ion with her music teacher husband Peter by buying homes at knockdown prices from families desperate to sell.
Prosecutor s la s t week announced they were dropping the case against her because of insufficient evidence.
Christine, 62, said she and husband Billy, 65, had been left frustrated at the decision: “I’m not happy about the whole thing. I feel she preyed on vulnerable people. We were having trouble selling – that’s why we sold to them. I wish now we hadn’t.