At the end of July, five people were convicted of serious fraud after a bill of just over SEK 80,000.
Now the Crown Enforcement has begun to seize the persons’ assets, reports the Siren news agency.
Among the assets are, among other things, six cups worth SEK 8,000.
It was on Christmas Day last year that a group of 35 people visited the Atmosfär restaurant in Malmö. The bill landed at SEK 82,157, but the guests left the restaurant without anyone paying.
During the dinner, among other things, a vintage champagne from 2003 was ordered for SEK 4,600 and hot shots for SEK 10,400.
Against their denial, five of the people were sentenced at the end of July for several cases of serious fraud to prison for between one and two years. They must all pay just over SEK 68,000 each in damages to the Atmosfär restaurant, as well as additional damages to several other companies that they also defrauded.
Cups worth SEK 8,000
Now the Kronofogden has seized a series of articles from several of the convicted persons. Two of the people are a couple who are charged with around 20 luxury goods, including six cups from Versace worth SEK 8,000 and a kitchen machine from Smeg and Dolce & Gabbana worth SEK 7,000.
The couple has also been foreclosed on a dining table worth SEK 35,000, a shoulder strap bag from Louis Vuitton worth SEK 10,000, and a Playstation worth SEK 5,000.
According to the Crown Bailiff, the woman’s debt amounts to around SEK 350,000, and the man’s to around SEK 150,000.
Complicit in the criminal scheme
The couple are written to different addresses, but according to the district court, there is no doubt that the different accounting addresses were a way to get larger contributions.
The majority of the confiscated assets have been found in the one residence, which reinforces the picture that the couple actually lived together at the same address.
Furthermore, the district court writes that the people convicted of the fraud “were well aware of the criminal scheme”.