Tag: corruption
Cop charged with corruption back in court
An appeals court trial began again in Oslo on Wednesday for Eirik Jensen, the retired Oslo police officer who's been charged and convicted by...
Ex-Yara executive wins compensation
Tor Holba, the former executive acquitted of fraud at Norwegian fertilizer and chemical company Yara, has won NOK 35 million (USD 4.1 million) in...
Supreme court rejected cop’s appeal
Norway's highest court (Høyesterett) has rejected an appeal from former Oslo Police inspector Eirik Jensen. That clears the way for a new trial back...
‘Carton comrades’ sentenced to jail
Two former executives at Norway's dominant dairy Tine and the TetraPak carton producer have been convicted for exchanging confidential information and engaging in bribery....
Convicted cop’s appeals trial begins
Oslo's largest courtroom was filling up once again on Tuesday, when Oslo police veteran Eirik Jensen launched his appeal of last year's conviction on...
Council of Europe dumps former MP
Karin Woldseth, a former Member of Parliament for Norway's Progress Party, has been stripped of her title as an honorary member of the Council...
Ex-‘wonderboy’ files huge claim
Jo Lunder, once one of Norway's most successful young executives, is now demanding compensation from the Norwegian state after the country's white-collar crime unit...
Corrupt farmer jailed, co-op criticized
A farmer from Hedmark County has been convicted of swindling the agricultural cooperative of which he was a member, Gartnerhallen, for NOK 45.6 million....
Bribery indictments hit Tine, Tetra Pak
A long-time purchasing director for Norway's dominant dairy cooperative, Tine, has been indicted on charges he knowingly accepted bribes and then tried to hide...
Farmer and co-op accomplice indicted
A farmer in Hedmark County and an accountant for the farmers' cooperative Gartnerhallen have been indicted for embezzling nearly NOK 50 million from the...
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