According to the Swedish Economic Crime Authority, five individuals with connections to assistance companies operating in Örebro have been indicted for serious economic crime. Two of those indicted have been convicted of gross fraud and accounting offenses. The two convicted individuals received multi-year prison sentences and a five-year business ban.
They must also repay almost six million kronor to an assistance company. The specific assistance companies involved have not been disclosed. A third person was convicted of 100 day fines and a conditional sentence for accounting offenses.
Two men who were co-defendants in the case were acquitted. The nature of the fraud and accounting offenses has not been detailed by authorities. The Swedish Economic Crime Authority's investigation led to these legal outcomes in Örebro.