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Court upholds prison sentences for bribery in Östersund

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Key Points
  • Daniel Kindberg sentenced to 1 year 4 months for bribe-taking as Östersundshem CEO.
  • Hans Carlsson sentenced to 1 year 8 months for bribe-taking as deputy CEO.
  • A company representative gets 2 years 6 months for bribe-giving and other crimes.

The Court of Appeal's guilty verdicts against Daniel Kindberg, Hans Carlsson, and another person have been upheld. This is now final after the Supreme Court did not grant leave to appeal. The Supreme Court's decision means Daniel Kindberg is sentenced to one year and four months in prison for aggravated bribe-taking during his time as CEO of the municipal housing company Östersundshem.

Hans Carlsson, who was deputy CEO of Östersundshem and Daniel Kindberg's closest associate, is sentenced to one year and eight months in prison for one case of aggravated bribe-taking. A representative of the company Pigrimsta hus bygg is sentenced to two years and six months in prison for two cases of aggravated bribe-giving, as well as several cases of accounting offenses and obstruction of tax control. He also receives a five-year business ban.

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