Former Gävleborg governor Per Bill has been sentenced for accounting fraud along with three other individuals in a joint consulting company, according to reports from news agency Siren. The Stockholm District Court handed down a conditional sentence to Bill, along with 40 day-fines totaling 26,000 kronor. The company also received a corporate fine of 30,000 kronor.
The accounting violation involved an annual report that was filed too late. Per Bill has denied the charges, telling SVT News Gävleborg that the company had been dormant for over 10 years with no transactions. "I sit on the board and am not the one responsible for the accounting," Bill stated.
I sit on the board and am not the one responsible for the accounting
Per Bill left his position as governor of Gävleborg in July 2024 after nine years in the role. Prior to that, he was a Moderate Party member of parliament. The sentencing took place at Stockholm District Court on March 26, 2026.