Accountant David MacFarlane jailed for providing false alibi for gangster

Accountant David MacFarlane has been found guilty of perjury and jailed for three years after providing a false alibi for a gangster.

Mr MacFarlane, 61, previously told Hamilton Sheriff Court under oath that David Sell was at his home on 11 March 2015, on which date Mr Sell was accused of taking part in the torture of a drug dealer.

Mr Sell, who was one of Mr MacFarlane’s accounting clients later admitted his part in the crime.

Mr MacFarlane was charged with perjury and was subsequently found guilty in the High Court in Glasgow this morning, the Daily Record reports.



Handing down the three-year prison sentence, Lord Clark said: “Perjury must be dealt with severely. When an oath is taken to tell the truth that is what must be done.”

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