Three brothers, their wives, a daughter, an accountant, and her former roommate sitting on the ones in the dock when the Bergen district court Tuesday clubs started one of norways most extensive trygdesvindel issues.
13 arrested in large politiaksjon
the Case began when the police in the autumn of 2017 received the reviews from the Nav.
Police initiated the investigation together with Nav, the Norwegian tax administration, labour Inspection, which resulted in a large-scale politiaksjon 20. December of the same year against a number of people.
Several of the pågrepne was associated with the companies that delivered the newspapers from Schibsted’s printing shop in Bergen.
a Total of 13 people were arrested and charged with bogus invoicing, tax evasion and unfair to have acquired the Nav-support in great style. Schibsted is not suspected of having done anything illegal.
After a short time chose the police to share the case in two.
Welfare scam are now fully investigated and will be up for court in Bergen this week.
FITTINGS: Total of 13 people were arrested in the action in Bergen December 2017. Here are some of the seizure the police did.
Photo: Police Fake pay slips and money laundering
There are nine people are indicted for aggravated fraud. Seven of them are in the family: Three brothers, their wives and a daughter of the one pair. In addition, sits an accountant and her former roommate on the ones in the dock.
Several of the nine to have been among the 13 who were arrested in politiaksjonen in 2017.
the Prosecution believes to be able to prove that the defendants in total have wondered Nav for nok 4.1 million in including unemployment benefits, sick pay, tiltakspenger and arbeidsavklaringspenger.
Oldest brother (42) shall have been paid close to 2.2 million Middle brother (38) shall have been paid 600.000 kroner and His wife (36) 750.000 nok the Youngest brother (35) 617.000 million Elder’s daughter (21) should have asked his bank account at the disposal of the laundering of the money since she was 17 years of age. According to the prosecution came into money from several companies that she worked in. The money should have been taken out and then paid cash to the people who worked on the black for companies. the Wife (42) to the elder brother is prosecuted for heleri on 185.500 money through a rental agreement for one of the brothers ‘ companies. the Wife (37) to the middle brother to have attempted to defraud to about 450.000 nok from the Norwegian labour and Welfare administration by, among other things, to submit fake pay slips. the Accountant (51) should have assisted the family by providing Nav false information regarding income and working conditions. She should also have made the ekssamboeren (51) , who is also indicted in the case, able to defraud to payments from the Nav at around 1.2 million by transferring the salary to him from her own company, although he not worked there. The woman is in addition prosecuted for having worked without authorization. The prosecution has therefore notified a requirement of around 25 million for money they believe she has earned illegal.
– This is serious because it is about the misappropriation of public goods. Welfare benefits should go to those who need it. Therefore the disclosure and investigation of trygdesvindel high priority, ” says Christoffersen.
None of the accused have in the interrogation acknowledged straffskyld. The most serious tiltalepunktene is punishable by up to six years in prison.
Background: Storaksjon against Nav-trickery and skattesvindel – Can be applicable to apprehend more
the MARATHON-TRIAL: It is set of two and a half months to the trial, which should go in Bergen district court. 45 witnesses to testify in the case, and the court records constitute the entire seven thousand pages.
Photo: Even Norheim Johansen / NRK Believes the prosecution is blowing up the case
This case has been blown up by the prosecution to be something far greater than it is, ” says attorney Marianne Karlsen, a defender for the 42-year-old brother who is accused to have cheated to 2.2 million from Nav.
42-year-old will explained that he only wanted to help his family and that he has had a good dialogue with the Nav.
Karlsen argues, misunderstandings and cultural differences are among the reasons for what has happened.
– Several of the cases in this indictment should have been dismissed. In any case, it could have been resolved far easier and cheaper to treat the matters separately, ” she says.
Attorney Tom Barth-Hofstad is a defender for the 21-year-old woman who is accused of money laundering. He supports Karlsen.
– I is for as far as agree. Although I am very surprised that the investigation ended with the indictment of my client, ” he says.
– Had not taken out prosecution for the misunderstanding
the Prosecutor in the case, district attorney Rudolf Christoffersen, avfeier criticism.
We had not taken out prosecution if we believed that this is due to cultural differences and misunderstandings, he says.
Could have been resolved better each for himself, such Karlsen claims?
– No, it is not I agree. Sakskomplekset is the best enlightened for the judges by iretteføre cases at the same time, ” says Christoffersen.
He emphasizes that several of the defendants were in ongoing benefits from Nav, and that the amounts in the indictment, therefore, easily could have been higher.
the Detective continued “avisbudsaken”
There are a set of the entire two and a half months to the trial, which starts in Bergen district court on Tuesday. In addition to the nine defendants are 45 witnesses to explain themselves.
the case documents constitute the entire ten thousand pages. According to Christoffersen are seven thousand of these in the court records.
the starting point for it all, “avisbudsaken”, is still under investigation.
None of them that sits on the ones in the dock this week is pointed in the other case, says the prosecutor.
Have uncovered two criminal networks Defrauded to less than 4 million
