Viggó Þórir Þórisson, the former director of the Icelandic savings banks’ joint securities fund (Verðbréfasjóður Sparisjóðanna) has been sentenced to two years in prison for attempted fraud. He was, however, cleared of a charge of large scale fraud.
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Another former Icelandic banker sent to jail
Posted on 08 March 2012.
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Son admits kidnapping himself
Posted on 26 February 2012.
A Swedish man has been arrested after admitting that he faked his own kidnapping in order to extort money from his parents.
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Special prosecutor charges ex-Reykjavík Energy manager with fraud
Posted on 10 January 2012.
Iceland’s special prosecutor into the banking crisis has laid charges against Reykjavík Energy’s former horticultural department manager for embezzlement.
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Dad jailed for faking daughter’s mental illness
Posted on 23 December 2011.
A father has been jailed in Sweden after keeping his daughter in isolation for years and forcing her to pretend she had a mental illness in order to scoop millions in benefits.
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Police get go-ahead for fake doctor arrest
Posted on 16 November 2011.
A Finnish court has given police permission to arrest a doctor who they believe has been practising medicine without a proper licence for more than 10 years.
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Dad faked daughter’s mental illness for cash
Posted on 05 November 2011.
A man in Sweden is accused of fraudulently claiming several million kronor in benefits after forcing his daughter to fake a mental illness for 11 years.
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Denmark dishing out dole to bikers
Posted on 17 October 2011.
More than half of people connected to biker gangs in Denmark are on benefits, according to new figures.
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Party leader cleared in tax row, says accountant
Posted on 29 September 2010.
A tax scandal surrounding Danish Social Democratic leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt and her British spouse, Stephen Kinnock has been resolved in the couple’s favour, according to their accountant.
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