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Must have allowed acquaintances to buy apartments that were later resold
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The successful real estate broker must have persuaded clients to sell cheap houses and apartments to his assistants. Since then, the houses have been put on the open market, where they have been sold for up to double the price.
The man is suspected of having made millions from the Advanced Boulevard scheme, Aftonbladet can reveal.
– It was purely a mafia affair, says a source.
The man was only in his twenties when he started working as a runner. He grew up in a suburb of Stockholm, and there he chose to stay when many other ambitious colleagues searched the wealthy areas of the city to fight for the most exclusive objects.
In a newspaper interview from the mid-2000s, the broker describes himself as proof that it is possible to make a lot of money even outside the good neighborhoods. He had withdrawn more than seven million crowns in fees during a year when he worked more than 80 hours a week and only had a few weekends off.
Photo: AFTONBLADET
The former runner is at risk of being sentenced to prison for several cases of serious tax crimes. Deny the accusations.
In the text, the man also discusses the duality of a real estate agent who has to take care of the interests of the buyer and the seller.
– Finally, it is the market that sets the price.
“Treated like a rock star”
The man rose quickly in the hierarchy of the company in which he was active, the real estate giant Fastighetsbyrån of the Swedbank Group. He was commended by the management and awarded with prestigious awards.
– He was treated like a rock star. It was a source of income for the head office, says a source.
But a few years after the interview, it is suspected that the man has abandoned the principle that the market should take care of itself. You must have systems in place for customers to sell houses cheaply. The buyers are said to have been boulevards who possessed the objects for short periods of time. Since then, the houses have been resold, often at almost double the price. Advanced fraud is said to have been going on for several years and is suspected of generating millions in profits.
– He has taken customers from Fastighetsbyrån and earned additional black money. It’s very ugly, says a source.
Suspected profit: 11.5 million
The first suspicious deal with Bulvan concerned a condo in Kista. It was bought for just over 800,000 in June 2014 by a man who never came to sign up there. Just four months later, he sold the apartment. The price exceeded 1.5 million. In connection with the statement, the man stated that he had expenses for “complete renovation and bathroom, kitchen” of SEK 347,000. When the Swedish Tax Agency requested the documentation, it was the main broker who sent photos and a sketch of the new plan.
The money for the purchase came from the broker’s accounts, and the profit of almost 600,000 SEK was also deposited there.
Other times it involves much larger sums. At the end of the summer of 2015, a 140 square meter semi-detached house was sold in Skärholmen for 2.1 million SEK. Just over six months later, the house was re-advertised. The final price was then 4.6 million. The sale was handled by the alleged broker, who through various assistants is said to have had the money deposited in accounts that he had at his disposal.
The approach was repeated ten times over the next two years, according to the suspects. The Swedish Revenue Agency estimates that the hidden activities resulted in a profit of SEK 11.5 million.
Photo: Grand Warszawski / iStockphoto
The suspect is said to have put in place a system for customers to sell cheap houses on the boulevards. The house in the photo has nothing to do with the case.
“He has many enemies”
At 06.05 one morning in early December 2018, it was all over. The police then raided and searched the house in the exclusive villa in the corridor. The man was arrested on suspicion of a serious tax offense. His cell phone and computer were confiscated.
It is unknown how police located the man.
– I guess someone tipped them. He has many enemies, says a source.
The report contains a note stating that “information has been received” about the alleged collateral activities of the man and that it “has given rise to the danger of withholding taxes from the public sector.”
– I mean it made huge profits and should have been declared a business, which has not been done, says Nils Råby, prosecutor at the Swedish Environmental Crimes Agency.
– Furthermore, he has tried to hide these agreements by not being a buyer himself.
Deny the accusations
The man is represented by profiled attorney Olle Kullinger. Turn down an interview when Aftonbladet is looking for you.
“Unfortunately, I cannot comment on this,” he writes in a text message.
In a letter to the Swedish Environmental Crimes Agency, Kullinger claims that his client denies the crime.
“There has been no purpose to evade taxes. NN (the man’s name, editor’s note) is convinced that taxes have been correctly reported for all objects.”
The lawyer also refutes allegations that the man tried to hide the business.
“As discovered during interrogations, NN himself, since he was registered as a real estate agent, has not been able to trade real estate.”
“Because NN was aware of this, it was never an option for him to acquire the items. However, NN was free to contact friends and family about various agreements. In addition, he has been free to help others with funding. “
At the end of the year 2018/19, the man was discharged from the Real Estate Inspection at his own request. This means that you are no longer allowed to work as a broker.
The man is charged with four cases of serious tax crimes. The trial is scheduled to begin in the spring.
– This is a serious crime. I will demand that he be sentenced to prison for at least one year, says prosecutor Nils Råby.
Aftonbladet unsuccessfully sought out the suspect for comment.
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