Norwegian man in Thailand guilty of swindling the Norwegian state for Covid compensation

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Anders Oserød, police attorney at The National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime – Photo: GORM K. GAARE / EUP-BERLIN

 

by Lasse Sandholdt

 

A Norwegian man residing in Thailand has been found guilty of making up ownerships of phony companies to get a payout for lost revenue from the Norwegian economic covid compensation system.

 

The Norwegian man operated the scam by listing big revenue from made-up companies on his tax form. The companies were both registered in his own and his wife’s name. One of the companies was a nonexistent parking area complex in Oslo that he claimed lost money when concerts in the area were canceled.

 

The man, who in his 50’s, had through different companies tried to make The Arts Council Norway pay out no less than NOK 13 million. He tried the same with The Norwegian Gambling and Foundation Authority. In this case, he applied for six million in reimbursements.

 

Full story: https://scandasia.com/norwegian-man-in-thailand-guilty-of-swindling-the-norwegian-state-for-covid-compensation/

 

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[Bluespunk]

“The man was sentenced to three years and nine months in prison. This is despite the fact, that many of the scams were snuffed out before the man had any money paid out.

 

Police attorney at The National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime, Anders Oserød, explains that the intent is the important factor in the case.

 

“In these cases, the criminal intent is considered with the same weight as the completed crime. That is also why the sentence is so harsh. It was The Norwegian Gambling and Foundation Authority who suspected the exploitation and stopped the payouts from happening. We believe that it was a mere coincidence that these applications weren’t approved and paid out,” Oserød says.”

 

Now there’s a lesson in crime and punishment that should be studied by some who I shall not mention…

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, Bluespunk said:

Police attorney at The National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime, Anders Oserød, explains that the intent is the important factor in the case.

If only Thailand courts could adopt a similar scheme.

[JustAnotherHun]

10 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

If only Thailand courts could adopt a similar scheme.

That would leave the so called parliament deserted...

[Tropposurfer]

What an inventive chap he was lol ????????

[mikebell]

He's been in Thailand too long but failed to make enough friends in Oslo's police.

[alyx]

How is it even a news to residents of Thailand. That has nothing to do with  the Kingdom. the fact that he guy is holidaying in a country or even living here does not justified it to be mentioned.

Don't we already have enough to "advertise" here ?

[robblok]

1 minute ago, alyx said:

How is it even a news to residents of Thailand. That has nothing to do with  the Kingdom. the fact that he guy is holidaying in a country or even living here does not justified it to be mentioned.

Don't we already have enough to "advertise" here ?

I find it important to see that someone residing in Thailand still faces the law from his home country for scamming. Shows that some countries actually do go after those abroad too.

[arithai12]

10 minutes ago, alyx said:

How is it even a news to residents of Thailand. That has nothing to do with  the Kingdom. the fact that he guy is holidaying in a country or even living here does not justified it to be mentioned.

Don't we already have enough to "advertise" here ?

ScandAsia articles seem to be a daily presence now in AN.

Maybe they could create a "scandinavian news" subforum?

[alyx]

3 minutes ago, robblok said:

I find it important to see that someone residing in Thailand still faces the law from his home country for scamming. Shows that some countries actually do go after those abroad too.

Definitely not an isolated case.

Jails (and the country)  are full of swindlers or people found guilty of other crimes  abroad whose country has condemned by absentia and is even willing to extradite  them (High profile cases from France, Spain ....)

Hence my comment as to consider that not to be a news

[josephbloggs]

Typical Norwegian greed.  Money first.  Noway = Land of Scams.   etc etc

[alyx]

2 minutes ago, arithai12 said:

ScandAsia articles seem to be a daily presence now in AN.

Maybe they could create a "scandinavian news" subforum?

That would make sense in that case. But I think they already have dedicated forums

[robblok]

1 minute ago, alyx said:

Definitely not an isolated case.

Jails (and the country)  are full of swindlers or people found guilty of other crimes  abroad whose country has condemned by absentia and is even willing to extradite  them (High profile cases from France, Spain ....)

Hence my comment as to consider that not to be a news

I disagree but lets agree to disagree. Maybe you just dont like scandinavian news. I read it from all countries.

[alyx]

15 minutes ago, robblok said:

I disagree but lets agree to disagree. Maybe you just dont like scandinavian news. I read it from all countries.

I have no dislike for Scandinavian or any other area’s news. I am merely pointing out the fact that it is irrelevant to Thailand 

[robblok]

7 minutes ago, alyx said:

I have no dislike for Scandinavian or any other area’s news. I am merely pointing out the fact that it is irrelevant to Thailand 

The scammer lives (maybe deported now) Did his scamming from Thailand. How is that not Thai related ?

[alyx]

2 minutes ago, robblok said:

The scammer lives (maybe deported now) Did his scamming from Thailand. How is that not Thai related ?

You are speculating …

[robblok]

3 minutes ago, alyx said:

You are speculating …

Im not speculating read the article. Maybe before you comment it pays to read the full article. My only speculation is the deportation. 

 

The man had no sort of relation to the addresses of the parking areas that he had listed. Instead, he had instructed the postal service to forward all mail for the bogus company to his real address in Thailand from where the scams were orchestrated.

 

[alyx]

1 minute ago, robblok said:

Im not speculating read the article. Maybe before you comment it pays to read the full article. My only speculation is the deportation. 

 

The man had no sort of relation to the addresses of the parking areas that he had listed. Instead, he had instructed the postal service to forward all mail for the bogus company to his real address in Thailand from where the scams were orchestrated.

 

Hence you are speculating 

As mentioned above , plenty of people doing that and being caught or not

The guy’s arrest by the local authorities has not been announced 

so, until then …not related to Thailand 

And this is a non constructive exchange 

Have a great day 

[robblok]

4 minutes ago, alyx said:

Hence you are speculating 

As mentioned above , plenty of people doing that and being caught or not

The guy’s arrest by the local authorities has not been announced 

so, until then …not related to Thailand 

And this is a non constructive exchange 

Have a great day 

Have a great day too lets agree to disagree.

[alyx]

Just now, robblok said:

Have a great day too lets agree to disagree.

That is what discussion are made for  : )

[LukKrueng]

1 hour ago, robblok said:

I find it important to see that someone residing in Thailand still faces the law from his home country for scamming. Shows that some countries actually do go after those abroad too.

Does that mean you'll learn from his mistakes and be more careful with your plans??

[Orinoco]

56 minutes ago, arithai12 said:

Maybe they could create a "scandinavian news" subforum?

Good idea.

But don't have a joke section. it just won't work. 

[oslooskar]

1 hour ago, josephbloggs said:

Typical Norwegian greed.  Money first.  Noway = Land of Scams.   etc etc

I have no sympathy for the Norwegian government given the fact that it tried to swindle me out of money it owed me.

[RubbaJohnny]

Undoubtedly a TROLL who'll end up with a Fjord Escort

Edited January 6, 2022 by RubbaJohnny