The verdict is part of the Katiska drug case. The Court of Appeal found Järvinen guilty of aggravated money laundering.
The Helsinki Court of Appeal has rejected the entrepreneur and racing sailor Janne Järvinen prosecution for aiding and abetting a narcotics offense in the extensive Katiska 1 drug cartel, the main perpetrators of which were Niko Ranta-aho and Janne Tranberg.
The Court of Appeal found Järvinen guilty of aggravated money laundering. The two-and-a-half-year prison sentence handed down by the Helsinki district court two years ago was reduced to eight months of suspended imprisonment. The Court of Appeal gave its verdict on Thursday.
According to the judgment of the Court of Appeal, in August 2019, Järvinen received EUR 27,000 in cash sent by Janne Tranberg from an unknown person. According to the court, the illegal origin of the funds was thus tried to fade and cover up.
The Court of Appeal, unlike the District Court, considered that it had not been shown that the crime was committed in a particularly planned manner.
According to the district court’s 2021 decision, Järvinen was found guilty of aggravated drug crime and aggravated money laundering. In addition, Järvinen was sentenced to forfeit to the state 12,550 euros in cash that was the subject of money laundering.
According to the Helsinki District Court, Janne Järvinen had redeemed the property of Tranberg, the main perpetrator of the Katiska case, worth about 80,000 euros, from the Hakaniemi pawnshop in Helsinki.
According to the district court’s verdict, the property obtained through the money laundering crime was very valuable and the crime was committed in a particularly planned manner. Money laundering has also been gross when judged as a whole.
Järvinen sailed to Finland for the Tokyo Olympics in the Nacra 17 class together Sinem Kurtbayn with. Kurtbay is not involved in the criminal case. Kurtbay sailed in Tokyo Axeli Keskinen with.
According to Iltalehti, Janne Järvinen has been convicted in the Helsinki district court in at least three criminal cases since 2002. Järvinen was convicted of providing false personal information in 2003 and assault in 2005. In 2017, Järvinen was convicted of grossly endangering traffic safety.
44-year-old Järvinen is a successful business manager. Over the years, Järvinen has been involved in the decision-making of numerous companies, either in their management positions or on the boards.
Tranberg was sentenced to 12 years and 11 months in prison. Ranta-aho’s sentence is 11 years.
Updated at 15:59: Added information that, according to the Court of Appeal’s judgment, Järvinen received money sent by Tranberg from an unknown person in 2019.