https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A 29-year-old hairdresser from the Jönköping area in southern Sweden has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay damages to an elderly client, after bamboozling her out of large sums of money. https://www.thelocal.se/20121101/44164 Thu, 01 Nov 2012 08:05:00 +0100 44164 Eight people were arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of embezzlement at Casino Cosmopol in Gothenburg. Seven of the group are employed at the state-owned casino. https://www.thelocal.se/20111117/37400 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:05:00 +0100 37400 Public faith in the Swedish Red Cross (Röda Korset) has taken a beating in the wake of the embezzlement scandal involving its former communications chief, Johan af Donner. https://www.thelocal.se/20091018/22724 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:14:00 +0200 22724 Thomas Jisander, one of the principals in the so-called Trustor affair has been convicted by the Stockholm District Court for grave embezzlement. https://www.thelocal.se/20080530/12132 Fri, 30 May 2008 16:54:00 +0200 12132 A 39-year old man was sentenced to seven years in prison for serious fraud and accounting crimes in connection with a multi-million scheme to cheat SEB offices in Gothenburg. https://www.thelocal.se/20080119/9708 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:53:00 +0100 9708