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Police believe the western Norwegian sports profile scammed more than half a million kronor in just over two years. He is now accused of serious fraud.
DEFENDANT: A sports profile from western Norway will appear in court on April 12, charged with serious fraud. Photo: Gorm Kallestad
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It is featured in an indictment by the Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane prosecutors, dated November 17.
According to the indictment, the fraud took place in the period from January 1, 2017 to April 28, 2019 in western Norway. The sports profile must have submitted electronic report cards to NAV, where they stated that they had worked 454 hours.
However, the police believe that the sports profile had worked 2609.5 hours in the same period and received a salary for the work.
«Incorrect information on report cards formed the basis for the automatic calculation of unemployment benefits and resulted in you being unduly paid gross NOK 523,170, resulting in loss or risk of loss to the NAV.»Says in the indictment.
The sports profile is also accused of having given incorrect information to the authorities.
– This has been terribly sad. I didn’t mean to fool anyone, and they know it very well. I’m not a villain, the man tells the newspaper where he lives.
VG has contacted the sports profile, which has nothing to add beyond what it has already expressed to the local media.
REMOVED THE indictment: State Attorney Eirik Stolt-Nielsen. Photo: Photo: Paul S. Amundsen
The prosecutor: done intentionally
– I have been doing volunteer work for a few years and due to incorrect information I have not entered it on the report card. Nav and the police believe there has been paid work. I’ve shown you my bank statements so you can see for yourself that I haven’t scammed money. But they don’t believe in me. It feels very unfair, he says, adding that he is “disappointed” and “depressed” for not being believed.
State Attorney Eirik Stolt-Nielsen has issued the indictment. It says that it does not want to process the case in the media, but adds:
– We believe he did it on purpose, and we will not process it if we wanted to say otherwise, he tells VG.
The case is scheduled for April 12.
