The case in summary A woman in her 70s from Fredrikstad conned at least NOK 2.8 million from an elderly woman in need of help. The money was used, among other things, on clothes, alcohol and kitchen renovations. The woman in her 70s had access to the victim’s bank card and code to help with groceries and other purchases. Now she has been sentenced to prison for two years and five months for gross embezzlement. She denies criminal guilt, and will appeal the sentence. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAI. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. A woman in her 70s from Fredrikstad has been sentenced to prison for two years and five months for gross embezzlement. Over a period of two and a half years, she swindled at least NOK 2.8 million from an elderly woman in need of help. This is revealed in a recent judgment from Søndre Østfold district court. In total, NOK 1.6 million in cash was withdrawn with the victim’s bank card. In the same period, a number of other purchases were also made: Over NOK 170,000 was spent on clothes and gift cards in clothing stores. The woman in her 70s renovated her own kitchen for NOK 100,000. Alcohol was bought for over NOK 60,000 at Vinmonopolet. The defendant went on a weekend trip to Farris Bad with his family for NOK 20,000. Earrings were also bought for NOK 18,000. The victim did not have internet access, and was unable to use a smartphone or online banking, according to the judgement. The trial took place in Søndre Østfold district court in Sarpsborg in parts of January and February. Photo: Benjamin Vorland Andersrød / news “All my property is yours” The court believes that the defendant has taken advantage of the victim’s vulnerability and trust to obtain large parts of her wealth. The woman in her 70s, on the other hand, has explained that the victim had told her that “everything mine is yours”. – Her experience is that she has been authorized to use the funds she has, says the woman’s defender Ole Richard Holm-Olsen. He warns that the judgment will be appealed in its entirety. – It was a tough trial for her, and she has now received a sentence which she finds difficult to accept, says the defender. Gained access to bank card and code The defendant and victim became acquainted around ten years ago. At the time, the woman in her 70s was the victim’s therapist at a clinic in Fredrikstad. Later, she started offering the needy woman treatment at home. The woman in her 70s swiped the victim’s bank card a number of times in various shops in and around Fredrikstad. Photo: Sebastian Nordli / news Then a kind of friendship developed between them, and the victim gained trust in the woman in her 70s, according to the judgement. When the victim’s husband died, the woman in her 70s gained access to her bank card and associated code to help with groceries and other purchases. – She never told the aggrieved party how much was spent and regrets it today, the judgment states. Died before the trial The offended woman died just before the trial started. She therefore never got to explain herself to the court. – The victim’s explanation has been read out without us having had the opportunity to ask her questions, so the contradiction has not been taken care of. It is this side’s opinion that my client has not received a fair trial, says defender Holm-Olsen. The son of the woman in her 70s has also been sentenced to 90 hours of community service for embezzling NOK 34,000 and laundering around NOK 140,000. The compensation claims in the case have not yet been dealt with.
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