It was in October 2021 that the police in Nordland chose to charge the lawyer with having embezzled close to NOK 7 million from the client account. The money was an inheritance to be distributed on behalf of a client. The investigation is now complete. And the public prosecutor in Nordland has brought charges. According to it, the lawyer allegedly embezzled almost NOK 7.5 million from a total of four estates. – The heirs are satisfied that charges are now being brought, and that a civil compensation claim will be brought forward in that connection. This is what lawyer Per-Jakob Haakstad says to news. He has been appointed as legal counsel for the heirs of one of the estates. He continues: – They are of course distraught that a lawyer who was supposed to be a trustee has embezzled NOK 7 million. Acknowledging the facts news has made attempts to get in touch with the man’s defender, Jan Erik Teigum. He has not responded to our inquiries. To AdvokatWatch, Teigum states: – My client acknowledges the facts described in the indictment. He has not yet made a decision on the issue of criminal guilt. Beyond that, we do not wish to comment on the matter now. According to AdvokatWatch, the man must have lost his lawyer’s license three times, the last time in 2020. Has admitted the circumstances According to what news is aware of, there must have been NOK 6,980,310 in the lawyer’s client account in March 2021. While a bank statement showed that the account was empty in September . In questioning, the lawyer must have admitted that he has used the money for other things. Among other things, something must have been used for running one’s own business. In connection with the investigation, the police are said to have taken a mortgage of NOK 7 million on a property the man owns. This is to secure any compensation claims. The charge The lawyer is charged with having used a total of NOK 7,452,067 from his client account. The funds belonged to a total of four estates. The public prosecutor believes the distribution should have been as follows Estate 1: NOK 6,980,310 Estate 2: NOK 132,258 Estate 3: NOK 94,363 Estate 4: NOK 245,136
ttn-69