The principal was caught purchasing luxury and designer furniture and leaving the bill to the municipality, according to an official. The purchases included 120 designer lamps, several Laminofåtöljer with Gotland sheepskin for 24,800 kronor each, and other exclusive furniture, an official said. None of the furniture was found at the preschools in the principal's area, according to an official.
In 2022, purchasing costs were 430,000 kronor; in the following year, the principal spent nearly one and a half million kronor there, major media reports. The municipality is now tightening routines to prevent this from happening again, an official said. New approval rules and regular in-depth reviews of costs are two of the measures, an official stated.
An employee who approved the invoices has received a warning, according to an official. The municipality is also considering central handling of furniture purchases, an official said. The suspicion was raised after a tip and abnormally high purchasing costs, an official said.
The principal purchased a large number of furniture with municipal funds and resold them, major media reports. A preliminary investigation into gross breach of trust against the principal is ongoing, major media states. The scheme appears quite sophisticated, with many small purchases of various furnishings over several years, major media indicates.
Most orders were made through the procured actor Input Interiör AB, major media reports. The police investigation is ongoing, but specific charges or legal outcomes have not been disclosed. It is unclear how much money was recovered from the resold furniture, and the identity of the employee who received a warning has not been released.