Thursday, April 14, 2016

Swedbank’s former CEO Michael Wolf interrogated – Expressen

The hearing would have been held for several folds ago, but postponed until today.

– I can confirm that my client is interrogated, said his defense counsel, attorney Leif Gustafson.

Gustafson would not comment on when the hearing was held, but according to sources interviewed Michael Wolf on Thursday and hearing lasted just over an hour.

Wolf was relieved after the hearing that he wanted several weeks ago.

– My client welcomes this, says Leif Gustafson.

Lawyer Leif Gustafson, who requested that the hearing be held, considers that the material does not hold for further investigation or prosecution.

– I want to have a dialogue with the prosecutor Olof Kronlund post it here as soon as possible, he said.

Wolf has always denied that he would have done anything criminal.

Financial Investigators Camilla Larsten of EBM is reticent about the day’s hearings:

– I have no comment. You get to talk to the prosecutor.

Prosecutor Olof Kronlund has not been reached. He has taken a leave of absence to 1 August.

Michael Wolf was forced to hurriedly leave the Bank after he sacked by the Board on 8 February. The day after the news became public.

Swedbank’s now former chairman Anders Sundström has previously declared the dismissal of Michael Wolf with a ” whistleblower ” sounded the alarm about suspected irregularities linked to Wolf. Later changed to the task that it was more in the bank raised the alarm.

What the suspicion was not reported by the bank. Dagens Industri said later that the reason for Swedbank reported its former CEO was the purchase of shares which he would have done in the company Oniva Online Group.

Michael Wolf will be 2013 and 2014 have bought shares in Oniva, a company dedicated themselves to internet marketing and to drive web hosting.

the company had loans in Swedbank, which meant that the bank had insight into their business.

Michael Wolf confirmed to Dagens Industri that he made the alleged transactions, but said while he had no access to any kind of inside information.

Wolf also expressed through his lawyer Leif Gustafson surprise on suspicion really was the business with Oniva.

– he has never had access to inside information and he has made a loss of business, said lawyer Leif Gustafson.

Prosecutor Olof Kronlund, responsible for the investigation of the Economic Crimes Bureau, EBM, was reticent.

But on Friday prosecutor revealed suspicions. It was during a conversation between Olof Kronlund and Leif Gustafson.

– The suspicions regards the publicized company Oniva confirms Leif Gustafson.

Applies insider dealing

The alleged crime regards insider offenses where the normal penalty is imprisonment for up to two years, and the felony imprisonment of up to four years.

investigators at the Economic crimes Bureau in just over a month the work to go through all the material received from the bank through the Financial Inspection .

– When it is like this notable case so work will begin immediately, the prosecutor Olof Kronlund previously said.

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