HAUGESUND (Dagbladet): Prosecutors today announced the claim imprisonment for seven out of eight defendants in SOS Racism case of fraud against three support donors. The trial against eight former executives and officers have gone in Haugaland District Court since January this year.
– Some are most involved in courses cheated, others are most involved in membership cheated, said police attorney Hallvard Gardshol Bjorndal during the final procedure.
– Organized
He described the scams in the charges as “planned and organized” for the purpose of “exploiting public support.” The three aid donors was the national council for the Norwegian Youth, the state distribution range and Vox. is the national Agency for Lifelong who gave money to study associated Populus.
– There is breach of trust made by adults who have steered children and youth. And who have used children and youth to enlist, said Bjorndal.
All the accused have denied guilt according to the indictment, except Baard Eskild Frantzen who has admitted partial guilt.
In recent days, the police cut sharply in indictments, both in number of points and the size of the amounts. Larsen was originally charged with NOK 17.6 million, for alleged membership cheating and fraud with financial support of SOS Racism in the period from 2008 to 2011. Indictment point in the course of the trial reduced to 3.4 million, and the other defendants have also been major reductions in its prosecution records. Several records were also waived under police finally procedure.
Bjorndal completed final procedure to add the following statements about the following penalties for the eight defendants:
• Kjell Gunnar Larsen (59): Two years and nine months imprisonment, of which one year and three months and made conditional with probation period of two years.
Larsen’s former general manager, chairman of the economics committee, chairman and director of several local and county.
Larsen is also prosecuted for benefit fraud 504 000, of which the police take down assertion that 387,000 repayable to NAV. Police also requires the confiscation of 732 000.
• Trond Thorbjørnsen (39): Two years and three months imprisonment, of which one year and three months made conditional. Thorbjørnsen was former head of SOS Racism from 2004 to 2012.
• Henrik Ormåsen (42). A year and six months imprisonment, half suspended. Ormåsen was longstanding secretary, chairman and board member of the local chapter until 2012.
• Bjarne Stokke (63): A year and six months imprisonment, half suspended. Stokke was longstanding employee responsible for the register of members, member of the Finance Committee for several years and chairman and director of several local groups.
• Anne Elisabeth Hansen (49): A year in prison, of which six months were suspended and a probation in two years. Hansen was the leader in the 90s and chairman and director of several local groups.
• Kenneth Fuglemsmo (33): Ten months imprisonment, of which half conditionally with a trial period of two years. Fuglemsmo was previously deputy head of SOS Racism and chairman of several local and county until 2012.
• Jan Erik Skretteberg (35): Prison for a year of which six months were suspended with a probationary period of two years. Skretteberg was longstanding employee and chairman and director of several local groups.
• Bard Eskild Frantzen (37): seven months, which is entirely made conditional. Frantzen was former employee and chairman and director of several local groups. Police stressed that Frantzen even contacted the police to solve the case, has assumed guilt and that the investigation has been easier because of this.
The organization SOS Racism was convicted twice for membership cheating and to repay NOK 16 million, for civil lawsuits in 2011 and 2012. SOS Racism was later declared bankrupt. Police then chose to withdraw several former officers and employees of the court and accused them of several cases of serious fraud against three different support donors.
Krass criticism
After allegations of punishment was the main defender John Christian Elden its procedure. He opened with a crass settlement with the police investigation and work during the trial.
– The charges were taken out first and then police began their investigation. The indictment is essentially waived, says Elden to court about police reductions of attractive leaned scope in recent days.
Elden further argued that the police have used an error in law in the charges.
– It does not meet the basis of fraud.
The matter is continuously updated.
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