The charges concern the purchases of a multi-family property and a church property in Södertälje, and are connected to previous charges that have been brought in the same case. The properties were allegedly purchased through intermediaries and financed through a large number of unmotivated money transfers in several stages.
The church property was, among other things, purchased through mortgages granted with the help of false information and documents, according to the charges.
"The suspected criminal scheme has worked because they have had access to so-called facilitators at banks and credit institutions. A former bank employee is being prosecuted for assisting with the mortgage fraud," says prosecutor Jonas Bergendal in a press release from the Economic Crimes Authority.
The prosecutor is seeking a total of 21 years of business prohibition. Over 30 million kronor have been secured in the case, and the charges include forfeiture claims and corporate fines against several companies.
