The case in summary: Jan Helge Furu from Farsund is accused of fraud in an investment project, known as the “Millioneventyret”. Furu is said to have received around NOK 14 million from a Swedish ringleader, which Økokrim believes came from investment fraud. He is also accused of having received around NOK 3 million from five southerners who wanted to invest in the Fairmont project. Furu’s lawyer Anders Brosveet at Elden law firm, tells news that Furu does not plead guilty after the indictment. Økokrim has been investigating the case for three years, but has not found the money. A 60-year-old man from Tromøy in Arendal was originally charged in the case, but the charge has been dropped due to the state of the evidence. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. It has been three years since Jan Helge Furu from Farsund was arrested by Økokrim. The arrest occurred just days after news’s Brennpunkt revealed the adventurous investment project. Now the 61-year-old must appear in court to answer for the fraud charges referred to as the “Million Adventure”: – The fraud was carried out using social manipulation. Trust and a relationship have been built between the fraudster and the victims over a long period of time. This is what state prosecutor in Økokrim Anne Glede Allum says to news. State prosecutor Anne Glede Allum in Økokrim. Photo: news Does not admit criminal guilt after the indictment It is about investing in old funds and securities back to Nazi Germany. These were to be collected in one project, and through currency trading the money was to multiply. The 61-year-old is said to have carried out the fraud over 15 years, but several relationships are out of date. His lawyer Anders Brosveet at Elden law firm, tells news that Furu does not plead guilty after the indictment. The case has ramifications to Sweden. A Swedish ringleader died in prison before the case was fully investigated. The indictment is based on the fact that Jan Helge Furu received around NOK 14 million from the Swedish ringleader from November 2012 to December 2020. Jan Helge Furu together with the late Swedish main man. Photo: private Økokrim believes Furu knew that this money came from investment fraud in Sweden and Norway. – All the hallmarks of investment fraud The 61-year-old is also accused of having received around NOK 3 million from five southerners who wanted to invest in the Fairmont project. – The case has all the hallmarks of investment fraud, such as unrealistic return promises in a short time, lack of documentation and unexpected problems with payment, says Allum in Økokrim. Økokrim has had an extensive investigation and several seizures have been made at Furu’s home. According to what news learns, evidence has been recorded in Germany. But from what we understand, Økokrim has so far not found any money. – We have followed the flow of money, but I will not say anything more about this until we are in court. We view the matter as very serious. We are talking about very many people affected and very high sums of money, says Allum. Jan Helge Furu was arrested by Økokrim three years ago. Today came the indictment. Photo: SVERRE HOLM-NILSEN / news Haven’t found the money Økokrim originally charged two southerners in the case. A 60-year-old man from Tromøy in Arendal was charged with fraud. The charge has been dropped due to the state of the evidence. – The evidence requirement in criminal cases is strict. In order to bring charges, the prosecution must be convinced of guilt and that it can be proven in court. We do not do that in this case, says state attorney Anne Glede Allum. The controversial investment project in Southern Norway prompted over 20 people to invest over NOK 40 million. Payments must have taken place as far back as 2005. For three years, Økokrim investigated the case without finding the money. Several of the conditions are either outdated or impossible to document in terms of evidence so many years later. Both aggravated forgery and aggravated fraud each carry a penalty of 6 years in prison. news has made repeated attempts to get Jan Helge Furu to speak about today’s indictment. He does not want to be interviewed. He has refused to speak to news since the case broke three years ago.
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Jan Helge Furu indicted for gross fraud and fraud – news Sørlandet – Local news, TV and radio
