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Iraq's defence minister 'reported for alleged benefits fraud in Sweden'

Sat, 23 Nov 2019 11:35:13 +0100

Iraq's defence minister, Najah al-Shammari, has been reported for benefits fraud in Sweden after allegedly claiming child and housing support for years, despite living in Baghdad, according to reports in Sweden.

'Discount' phone scammers steal thousands from elderly woman in Sweden

Sat, 24 Aug 2019 15:06:16 +0200

A 75-year-old woman in the Håbo municipality lost over 120,000 kronor (11,200 euros) on Friday after falling victim to a telephone scam.

Malmö police: surge in number of fake notes in circulation

Tue, 22 Jan 2019 14:45:48 +0100

Police in Malmö and Lund have warned people to be wary after a record number of frauds using counterfeit 500 and 200 kronor notes.

Swedish bank Nordea accused of money laundering after Danske Bank scandal

Thu, 18 Oct 2018 09:25:11 +0200

Sweden's financial crime unit said on Wednesday it had received a complaint against Scandinavia's biggest bank, Nordea, for alleged money laundering following on from a massive scandal engulfing Danske Bank.

Malmö businessman in custody for insider trading

Tue, 09 Oct 2018 22:56:56 +0200

One of Malmö’s leading business owners has been held pending trial for insider trading connected to the $1.1bn sale of local property company Victoria Park.

Malmö files police report over suspected SFI fraud

Fri, 13 Apr 2018 19:13:50 +0200

The city of Malmö has reported Sweden's biggest private education company to the police for allegedly overbilling them at least 4.7m kronor for SFI (Swedish for Immigrants) courses.

Bus driver accused of selling fake tickets, earning thousands

Sun, 25 Mar 2018 19:05:28 +0200

A bus driver in Östergötland county is on trial suspected of having earned up to half a million kronor (49,000 euros) by selling fake tickets.

Swedish courts clears man of fraud – because he was in love

Wed, 31 Jan 2018 09:11:18 +0100

A man who tried to cash counterfeit traveller's cheques in southern Sweden has been cleared of fraud – because he was in love, the court ruled.

A growing number of Swedes are victims of crime: survey

Thu, 16 Nov 2017 13:11:20 +0100

A growing number of Swedes are victims of crime, according to the Swedish Crime Survey published by the country's National Council on Crime Prevention (Brå) on Wednesday.

Multi-million data breach and fraud trial to get under way in Sweden

Mon, 18 Sep 2017 18:47:28 +0200

A startup, four banks and a superstore are understood to be among a number of organizations hit by a Swedish hacking and fraud attack that has now led to trial.

Beware new +252 telephone scam, Swedish police warn

Mon, 29 May 2017 16:02:07 +0200

Police in Sweden are warning the public to avoid answering calls from unknown foreign numbers after apparent telephone scammers from Somalia targeted Swedish phones.

Suspect in Swedish family murder case 'can be' convicted: experts

Sun, 30 Apr 2017 13:59:05 +0200

A woman suspected of killing her father in a high-profile Swedish murder case is likely to be convicted despite a lack of technical evidence, experts say.

Everything you need to know about the Swedish murder case that's stranger than fiction

Fri, 28 Apr 2017 15:03:11 +0200

Fraud, forgery, bribery, threats, drowning and stabbings: it's not the work of fiction, but the details that have now emerged from a high-profile Swedish murder case. The Local picks apart the key allegations from the complicated "summer cottage murder" case.

Swedish personal data and ID documents being sold online: report

Fri, 21 Apr 2017 10:36:01 +0200

Swedish personal data and ID documents are being sold and rented out online via Russian-language forums in Sweden, according to a report by Sveriges Radio's Ekot show.

Swedish-Swiss ABB uncovers $100 million fraud

Wed, 22 Feb 2017 10:00:10 +0100

Swiss-Swedish engineering giant ABB has uncovered significant embezzlement at its South Korean subsidiary, which it warned would heavily impact its 2016 earnings.

Swede charged in Britain over supermarket 'fraud'

Fri, 09 Sep 2016 16:45:58 +0200

A Swedish ex-finance director of supermarket chain Tesco UK is among three former senior directors charged with fraud in an accounting scandal grabbing headlines in international media.

Mona Sahlin quits in bodyguard mortgage fiasco

Thu, 05 May 2016 13:22:54 +0200

UPDATE: Mona Sahlin has stepped down from her position as Sweden's national coordinator against violent extremism, after revelations that she had misrepresented her bodyguard’s salary to help him secure a mortgage.

'Wheelchair' pyramids fraudster ordered home

Wed, 30 Dec 2015 10:57:00 +0100

Swede Lars Wallin claimed he needed round-the-clock care but was caught on holiday in Cairo. Now, Sweden's most famous benefits fraud is being extradited back home after going on the run to Brazil.

Swedish wheelchair fraudster caught in Brazil

Sat, 18 Oct 2014 15:48:00 +0200

A Swedish man who conned the state out of 13.5 million kronor ($2 million) by claiming he was wheelchair bound and needing 24-hour care has been arrested in South America after being on the run for over a year.

Taxman boils rice to nail restaurant owner

Fri, 09 May 2014 14:14:00 +0200

The Swedish tax agency (Skatteverket) has uptaxed a restaurant in southern Sweden after investigators launched "Operation Rice Cooking", and turned to a saucepan to prove the fraud.