Woman from Mark sentenced to ten months in prison for fraud and extortion
A woman in her 30s from Mark has been sentenced by Borås District Court for corporate fraud, fraud and extortion. She is to pay approximately 134,000 kronor in damages.
Borås District Court sentences Mark resident for corporate fraud and extortion against eight complainants
A woman in her 30s from Mark has been sentenced to ten months in prison by Borås District Court, reports markbladet.se. The crimes comprise six counts of fraud and corporate fraud, forgery of documents and extortion – committed against a total of eight complainants over several years.
The woman is said to have exploited the fact that she shares a name with the owner of a company. During this period she repeatedly ordered goods in the company's name without paying, which led to the company receiving payment defaults. The company owner suffered serious problems with his personal finances and creditworthiness and was eventually forced to apply for liquidation of the company.
Beyond the fraud against the company, the woman extorted a former friend on 24 separate occasions. In total she forced him to transfer 21,366 kronor to her by threatening to contact his employer and write to his parents if he did not pay.
On one occasion she also forged her friend's signature on a document concerning a change of ownership of a car.
The woman admits to the crimes. The court sentences her to ten months in prison and orders her to pay damages of approximately 134,000 kronor to the eight complainants.
Source: Google News SE — Crime (sv)