The Oslo District Court sentenced a 36-year-old man to prison for gross fraud regarding the NAV wage compensation program. During the pandemic, the man created false employment and used NAV support.
Sentenced to prison for defrauding NAV
During the corona pandemic, NAV introduced a compensation program for dismissed employees. A 36-year-old man took advantage of this support program and was sentenced by District Court in Oslo for serious NAV fraud.
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False employment conditions
The fraud involved creating incorrect employment conditions in the company and then reporting wages and pursuing compensation claims based on non-existent employment conditions. The court found it proven that the convicted person contributed to the fraud, among others. by registering as the president of the company's management board and providing your bank account for the purpose of paying compensation. This way from program to the amount of NOK 703 was illegally deposited into the convict's account. This relationship was discovered and reported by NAV. The man was also convicted of laundering an amount of NOK 45, which also constituted fraud proceeds, to the detriment of NAV.
The 36-year-old man was sentenced by the district court in Oslo to 11 months in prison and an order to pay compensation in the amount of NOK 703 to NAV for gross fraud in connection with the NAV wage compensation program.
Økokrim has prioritized exposing fraud related to the coronavirus pandemic
The case is part of the Økokrim initiative against the abuse of various support programs in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic and introduced during the pandemic. Økokrim investigated and prosecuted several such cases. Økokrim is currently finalizing the last of these cases.
- The support systems were based on a special trust fund. For preventive reasons, it is important that these violations are detected. In the event of a crisis, emergency solutions and responsive authorities are needed. The use of such support programs is a serious matter and it is important to monitor abuse , says police lawyer Kristian Johansen.
The judgment is not final.
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Source: Økokrim
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