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In the period from May to September this year, the man, by exploiting the trust-based support schemes after the covid-19 pandemic, managed to steal more than NOK 5 million.
When the trial against him began in the Oslo District Court this week, he laid all the cards on the table and was sentenced to 3 years and six months in prison.
“There is no doubt that the main objective of the defendant in the fraud was to achieve his own financial gain, and this through the use of automated data solutions based on trust that were created to be able to quickly pay the benefits to companies and individuals who suffered economically during the covid-19 pandemic, “he says at the trial.
Continued after arrest
The fraud involved the man filing applications for companies with a large drop in turnover, without his company meeting these requirements.
According to the verdict, false labor relations were also created in the companies of the accused. Then wages were demanded for these nonexistent employees.
The fraud was first discovered on June 25. The man in his 20s was arrested and charged by the police and laid the cards on the table.
But the scams were not over. The recent verdict from the Oslo District Court states that the man continued to cheat money after his release.
On September 23 of this year, the man was arrested again and placed in preventive detention. When the trial against him was this week, he admitted to the fraud. The man was also sentenced to return the money he was paid.
“In the opinion of the court, the choice and actions of the defendant in this regard demonstrate that the defendant has had a total lack of respect for criminal norms that are intended to protect support schemes clearly based on trust,” he says the recent sentence.
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