Norwegian man in Thailand guilty for scamming Norway’s Covid-19 compensation scheme

A Norwegian man living in Thailand was found guilty by the Oslo District Court for scamming the Norwegian government’s Economic Covid-19 Compensation scheme by claiming lost revenue for fake companies. The court sentenced the man to three years and nine months in jail.

Reports to do not identify the man, but say he is in his 50s carried out the scam from Thailand. He would declare large sums of money from his fake businesses on the tax returns. The bogus companies were registered under his name and his wife’s name.

One of the fake companies was said to be a parking lot complex in Oslo. No such parking lot under his name existed and all of the mail for the fake business was forwarded to his address in Thailand. He claimed he lost money when concerts were cancelled due to restrictions during the pandemic.

The judicial writ from the Oslo District Court says he submitted a total of…