A former Scottish Tory treasurer who could face a 12 year curb on his financial activities is to take on a senior role at the leading charity Crimestoppers.
Malcolm Scott, accused in court last month of not telling the truth during his bankruptcy process, wrote on Facebook that he is to become a Trustee at Crimestoppers.
After informing friends of his appointment, he described Lord Ashcroft - a high profile Tory backer who is the chair of the Trustees - as a "true friend".
Scott was a grain and property tycoon who made over £1.6million in corporate and personal donations to the Conservatives.
He became the Scottish party's treasurer and allowed former Foreign Secretary William Hague and prime minister David Cameron use of his private jet.
However, his business empire collapsed and he was sequestrated in 2012, the Scots term for bankruptcy.
It is understood his combined personal and corporate losses came to tens of millions of pounds.
He was also a Crimestoppers trustee until he was sequestrated.
Senior figures at KMPG, a firm in charge of Scott's bankruptcy, believed the tycoon concealed his assets during the process.
Scott was put through a public examination in front of a sheriff in 2013 and the country's insolvency quango last month applied for a 12 year Bankruptcy Restriction Order (BRO) to be placed on him.
In court three weeks ago, the lawyer acting for the Accountant in Bankruptcy (AIB) accused Scott of a "concerted effort" of non-disclosure of assets, including a speedboat and the proceeds of a car sale.
Sheriff Holligan heard claims that KPMG was informed by Scott - after the sequestration - of a break-in at the tycoon's former mansion in West Lothian, where various high-cost items were stolen.
However, the lawyer acting for AIB quoted from a police report stating there was "insufficient evidence" of a break-in.
He argued that "all of the items in the house hadn't been stolen" and that Scott "did not tell the truth" about the mansion's contents.
The court also heard the lawyer relay Scott's explanation of the sale of a Range Rover weeks before the sequestration.
Scott had claimed the proceeds of the sale - believed to be around £9,000 - had been put in a box in a friend's house for safe keeping.
Scott argued that a man called 'Dougie' took the box and the money, neither of which have ever been traced, an explanation the AIB lawyer described as "fairly incredible".
The sheriff will decide whether or not to grant a BRO.
Days after the court hearing, Scott posted on social media: "I am being reappointed as a trustee of Crimestoppers this month."
He added: "Lord Ashcroft: a true friend."
Scott, whose bankruptcy was discharged last year, is listed as one of 19 trustees on the charity website, including ex Royal Ulster Constabulary chief constable Ronnie Flanagan, former Crime Watch presenter Nick Ross, and journalist Amanda Platell, who was press secretary to Hague when he was Tory leader.
Ashcroft, who used to help bankroll the party, founded the Community Action Trust in 1998, which became Crimestoppers.
The charity urges people to report crimes anonymously.
Charity law states that individuals who are subject to a "bankruptcy restriction order" are disqualified from being a Trustee.
A spokesman for Crimestoppers said: "I can confirm that Malcolm Scott is once again a Trustee with the charity after his bankruptcy was discharged by process of law on 30 September 2014."
An SNP spokesperson said: "These are serious issues and we must await the outcome of investigations".
Lord Ashcroft did not respond to an email.
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