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Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime

National unit for combating economic and environmental crime

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  1. Press release

    Økokrim arrests five in Bergen for aggravated fraud against NATO worth over €1 million

    • Økokrim, Norway's economic crime unit, has arrested five people in the Bergen area. They are suspected of serious fraud against NATO's procurement agency, the NSPA, or of helping with it.
    • The agency is alleged to have received inflated bills for services to NATO ships in Norwegian ports from 2021 to 2025. The amount is over €1 million.
    National defenceNATOPolice
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  2. Report

    Økokrim: Criminal networks infiltrate Norwegian business where control is weakest

    • Økokrim's 2026 threat assessment says criminal networks are more involved in economic crime than before. They start companies in legal business and move to sectors where checks are weakest. This brings big profits and little risk.
    • Økokrim expects more industries to be infiltrated (taken over or used by criminals) in the years ahead. This affects both public and private sectors.
    BusinessCrime statisticsPolice
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  3. News article

    Five young Norwegian men sentenced to up to nearly seven years in Norway's largest recorded mass digital fraud case

    • Five Norwegian men aged 21 to 25 have been convicted of sending hundreds of thousands of fake text messages to trick people into handing over their bank details – prosecutors say it is the biggest case of this kind ever heard in a Norwegian court.
    • The scam worked by sending texts that looked like they came from official bodies such as Altinn, leading victims to fake websites to enter passwords and ID numbers, before fraudsters called pretending to be police or bank staff and stole their money.
    Consumer protectionCourtsCybersecurity
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  4. News article

    Three Norwegian citizens convicted for laundering 66,860 silver coins worth NOK 25 million stolen from US fraud victims

    • A Norwegian man got 2.5 years in prison, a Norwegian woman got 6 months, and another Norwegian man got a 10-month suspended sentence – all three for hiding silver coins that came from criminal activity.
    • In April 2025, police stopped a van driving erratically on the E18 motorway near Bærum and found two vans full of American silver coins – 66,860 in total, worth at least NOK 25 million.
    CourtsPolice
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  5. News article

    Norwegian financial crimes unit charges three with defrauding an elderly victim of over NOK 8 million using fake collateral

    • Three people are charged with tricking an elderly victim into sending over NOK 8 million by falsely claiming the money was backed by gold bars, gemstones and a carpet that were almost worthless.
    • Banks acted quickly: about half the money was stopped or returned. In 2025, Norway's financial intelligence unit froze one defendant's account after a bank tip-off, letting investigators seize NOK 1.9 million.
    Consumer protectionCourtsPolice
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  6. News article

    Økokrim charges two fish company executives and seeks NOK 28 million forfeiture after years of selling unfit farmed salmon

    • Two senior managers at a Norwegian salmon company — both men in their 50s — are charged with repeatedly selling salmon that was not safe to eat, including fish that had died in the tanks and should have been discarded.
    • Between 2018 and 2023, over 500 tonnes of this unsafe salmon was sold to customers in Norway and other countries for around NOK 23 million.
    AquacultureBusinessFood safety
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  7. News article

    Ten men from Innlandet jailed for killing a protected wolf pair – Norway's largest wildlife crime case to date

    • Ten men from Innlandet county have been jailed for shooting and killing two protected wolves – a male on 6 January 2025 and a female on 7 January 2025 – near Busjøen in Eidskog. The wolves were part of the endangered Scandinavian wolf population and had been settling in the area as a pair.
    • Prison sentences range from 90 days, for the man who assisted, to 1 year and 6 months for the most active participant. All ten have lost their hunting licences, and two are banned from hunting for life.
    CourtsNaturePredators and wildlife
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  8. Report

    Criminal networks have infiltrated private child welfare companies in Eastern Norway

    • The a-krim centre in Tønsberg — a team where the Labour Inspectorate, NAV, the Tax Authority and the police work together — has found that criminals hold key roles in several private child welfare companies in Eastern Norway that are paid by municipalities and the state to help vulnerable children.
    • The criminals set up or take over legal companies, act credibly long enough to win trust, then make money through fraud while pushing out honest competitors.
    BusinessChild welfareChildren and youth
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  9. News article

    Økokrim actively engages in crime prevention and public security debates at Arendalsuka 2026

    • Monday 10.08: Focus on cross-border crime at the Swedish border discussed during 'Krimkvelden i Arendal' addressing new crime trends.
    • Tuesday 11.08: Økokrim tackles economic crime in real estate at 'Boligfrokost' along with discussions on labor crime and fraud issues in Norway.
    Consumer protectionCrime statisticsHousing politics
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  10. News article

    Norwegian court toughens sentences for father and son convicted of tax fraud through front persons

    • The appeals court gave the father 2.5 years and the son just over 2 years in prison – 6–7 months more than they got in the first trial – for serious tax fraud and accounting violations.
    • Both men also received fines of NOK 145,000 (roughly €12,000). Police seized assets worth over NOK 2 million in total, including cash, luxury watches and a sports car.
    BusinessCourtsPrison
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