The case in summary A man in his 40s has been sentenced to six years in prison for operating prostitution through his property company over a period of more than three years. Prostitution took place in several cities in Western Norway, and the sale of sexual services generated a profit of over NOK 7.4 million. The man received payment both in cash and via Vipps, and hid the origin of the money by recording the income as legal rental of the company’s apartments. In addition to the prison sentence, the man has over NOK 3.3 million confiscated and several art prints, and is denied the right to be an owner or manager of a Norwegian company for five years. A woman was also sentenced in the same case to one year and two months in prison. The man is now considering appealing the sentence. – He is having a hard time now, says defender Vetle André Mitchell Jensen. In 2022, a man in his 40s was arrested for a major racketeering case in Western Norway. The man is said to have used his own company, a property company, to use a number of apartments in prostitution. This must have happened in the cities of Bergen, Haugesund, Stavanger, Sandnes, Sola, Kristiansand, Skien and Drammen. The prostitution activity took place over a period of more than three years, from 1 January 2019 to 12 September 2022. The defendant has been found guilty in the Gulating Court of Appeal of pimping under Section 315 of the Criminal Code. In other words, he has been convicted of hiring out for prostitution. This is what the man is convicted of. He is sentenced to prison for six years, as well as confiscation of money and various art prints. The man has been convicted of a breach of: Penal Code § 315 first paragraph letter a) and b) Penal Code § 79 letter c) Penal Code § 338 first paragraph, Penal Code § 337 first paragraph Penal Code § 393 Penal Code § 392 Accounting Act § 2 and § 4 Accounting Act § 10 The Court of Appeal does not find pimping on a similar scale, the judgment states. The sale of sexual services from the prostitution business during the period was at least NOK 30 million. The pimping business generated a dividend for him and his company of over NOK 7.4 million. Money laundered The proceeds from the pimping business came through both cash and Vipps. The cash was later deposited into the company’s bank account. Vipps payments went directly from the prostitutes’ customers to the company. He concealed the origin of the money by creating invoices and recording the income as legal rental of the company’s apartments. Imprisonment and confiscation of money The man receives a prison sentence of six years. In addition, he has confiscated over NOK 3.3 million as well as several art prints. He is also denied the right to be an owner or manager of a Norwegian company for five years. This also applies to foreign operations with a head office, branch or other business connection to Norway. Nor can the man have a sole proprietorship. Considering appealing In the judgement, it appears that the demands have been accepted by the man, but according to defender Jensen, that is not entirely true. – He has accepted the specific confiscation requirements, but not the size of the confiscations, says Jensen. Defender Vetle André Mitchell Jensen. Photo: Odd Rune Kyllingstad / news He says they will now consider appealing the verdict. – Now we will take the time to go through the judgment together and make up an assessment of an appeal to the Supreme Court on the sentencing. In the district court, he was sentenced to seven years in prison.
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Man sentenced in probably Norway’s biggest racketeering case. Sale of sexual services for over 30 million – news Rogaland – Local news, TV and radio
