Swedish media organization Utgivarna is preparing a lawsuit against tech company Meta over scam ads that use the names of well-known media profiles for fraud. According to James Savage, chairman of Utgivarna, Meta earned 137 billion SEK from such ads in 2024. Meta has previously responded that publishing ads that promote fraud goes against their policy and that they are ready to review and take action on violations. The current status of the planned lawsuit remains unclear.
Benefit fraud is a growing problem in Sweden, according to research from four sources. Statistics from the Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention show that in the last seven years, 1,100 people have been reported for benefit fraud against Västerås municipality. As early as 2018, Västerås social services began focusing more on stopping incorrect payments from the benefit system. Since January 2025, two social workers work exclusively on stopping incorrect payments. According to www.svt.se, Marie Wall described that Västerås municipality has reclaimed 850,000 SEK in incorrect payments just this year. Västerås municipality also cooperates with other municipalities in Mälardalen to prevent benefit fraud.
A woman was convicted by the District Court for, through her company, having reported 4,500 hours of housing support for nearly two million SEK even though the support was not provided. The crimes are classified as gross fraud due to significant value, systematic nature, difficulty to detect, and targeting the welfare system. According to research from four sources, the woman is sentenced against her denial to two years and six months in prison and damages to Västerås city. She also receives a business ban for five years and her company is ordered to pay a corporate fine of one million SEK.
Västerås city chose to terminate the collaboration with Attendo one year ago, according to research from four sources. About 900 clients needed to find new care providers and 600 employees lost their jobs after the collaboration was terminated. The reason for the breakup was that systematic fraud with time registration was found, and a police report was filed against Attendo. Attendo presented its own investigation showing that no errors were committed. Attendo demands damages of 24.7 million SEK for the contract being terminated on incorrect grounds.
Västerås municipality has reclaimed 850,000 SEK in incorrect payments just this year.
According to research from four sources, seven executives were bought out from Västerås city at a cost of nearly ten million SEK. The total cost and number of executives involved have been reported, but further details remain unknown.
Östersunds FK has filed a lawsuit against a former player who owes the club 205,000 SEK. According to the club, the player and Östersund had a verbal agreement that the player could use an apartment and meals deducted from salary. The dispute concerns unpaid invoices for housing, electricity, and meals provided by the club. Initially, the club covered costs for housing, electricity, and meals while making salary deductions for the player. When the player was injured and on sick leave, there was no salary to deduct from. The player continued to use the housing, electricity, and meals while on sick leave. The club sent invoices to the player instead, but they remain unpaid. Östersund has had financial problems and saved its elite license before last season by bringing in 11 million SEK, according to major media reports. The former player's response to the lawsuit is not yet known.
According to major media reports, a trader filed a lawsuit in the Labor Court where a former employee manager was accused of gross disloyalty. The outcome of the case is pending.
Eslövs Bostads AB is filing a lawsuit against construction company Pemasund, demanding nearly one million SEK in compensation for lost subsidies, according to major media reports. The status of the lawsuit is not yet clear.
Annika Backlund has been ordered to pay over 140 million SEK to various creditors for unpaid loans where she acted as a guarantor, according to major media reports.