2018

April 10: Entrepreneurs in Sollefteå are arrested

  • An entrepreneur in Sollefteå is arrested on suspicion of serious financial crime. The man is a childhood friend of Daniel Kindberg and the two have many business together.

April 17: Police strike - Kindberg is arrested

  • The police strike Östersundshem and seize Daniel Kindberg's computer. At the same time, it appears that Kindberg has been arrested. He is suspected of gross fraud and aiding in gross accounting crime. Otherwise, strict confidentiality applies to the case.
  • An employee at Peab is picked up by police and arrested. The entrepreneur in Sollefteå is suspected of gross accounting breach and gross fraud, as he paid millions to ÖFK. He acknowledges the documents, but does not agree with the prosecutor.

April 18: Crisis meeting in Östersundshem

  • Östersundshem holds crisis meeting. Kindberg is shut down as CEO. - It came as a very unpleasant surprise. It was shocking, says Tord Andnor, chairman of the board at Östersundshem.

April 19: Kindberg is released - still suspected

  • Kindberg (and the Peab employee) are released. He has been under arrest for two days. At the same time, the prosecutor announces that his suspicions against him have been strengthened.
  • Daniel Kindberg takes time out as chairman of Östersunds FK. - It is not possible to sit on the board or otherwise represent the club as long as the current suspicions remain, says Vice Chairman Hasse Carlsson

April 20: Kindberg resigns - holds press conference

Crime suspect Daniel Kindberg holds press conference.

  • Kindberg resigns from the job as Managing Director of Östersundshem and requests a resignation with immediate effect.
  • Kindberg announces that he himself will comment on what happened during a press conference later in the day.
  • Östersund Municipality announces that they will stop all planned payments to ÖFK.
    - This situation will primarily remain as long as the content of the criminal investigation against Daniel Kindberg is not known, says Anders Wennerberg, Deputy Director General.
  • On the evening of April 20, Daniel Kindberg appeared at a press conference in front of a large media gathering, at Jämtkraft Arena. He did not want to comment on whether he was guilty or innocent, but said: "I have definitely ended up in an inappropriate situation".

April 23: The municipality continues to sponsor ÖFK

  • The municipality of Östersund leaves with a new message: the municipality's leading politicians have had a meeting with the municipal director. The result is that the municipality continues to pay sponsorship money to ÖFK during the year, contrary to the April 20 message from the municipal director.


April 25: Entrepreneur released - still suspect

  • Prosecutors confirm that the entrepreneur from Sollefteå has been released but that the suspicions remain, regarding gross accounting breach and gross fraud.

May 29: The board of Östersundshem resigns

  • Östersundshem's Board of Directors announces its resignation, as you do not feel that you have confidence from the owner, the municipality.

June 5: New board appointed - external investigator appointed

  • A new board for Östersundshem is appointed by a specially convened municipal council. Unto Järvirova becomes new chairman.
  • The municipality of Östersund appoints an external investigator to examine whether the municipality has been exposed to crime.

June 14: Prosecutor: prosecution before the end of the year

  • The police investigation against Kindberg takes time. Prosecutor Niklas Jeppsson is aiming for a prosecution before the end of the year.

June 16: Dispute over money between Kindberg and the company

  • Daniel Kindberg and Östersundshem end up in conflict because he wants a salary (SEK 92,000 / month) for the notice period of six months. Tf CEO Christer Sundin believes that Kindberg resigned with immediate effect and was not available.

June 19: 11 million disappeared from Östersundshem

  • The municipal finance director Unto Järvirova expresses regret that almost 11 million disappeared from the Östersund home without anyone noticing.

September 20: A fourth person suspected

  • SVT can reveal that a fourth person is suspected of being involved in this.

October 19: Prosecutor files investigation against fourth suspect

  • The prosecutor decides to close the investigation against the fourth person. The reason is that if a crime is committed then it is prescribed in 2018.

December 10: Three people are indicted for serious financial crimes

  • The Prosecutor at the Eko Crime Authority in Umeå is prosecuting the three involved for a series of serious financial crimes. Among the indictments, there is gross negligence on the part of the principal, gross accounting offense and gross tax offense. The trial will be held at Ångermanland District Court in Härnösand.

December 13: The opposition council resigns as a consequence of this

  • AnnSofie Andersson (S) announces that she will resign as opposition council, as a result of her involvement in the Kindberg inquiry.

December 14: Kindberg resigns as chairman of ÖFK

  • Östersunds FK announces that Daniel Kindberg resigns as chairman of the club. He refers to the work peace of the association and that he himself should prepare for the trial.

2019

January 11: Östersundshem suits Kindberg

  • Östersundshem suits Daniel Kindberg - the board of the municipality-owned company decides to sue the former CEO and others who are prosecuted in the same criminal case.

March 19: UG talks about secret agreement - Östersund municipality may have been cheated of 45 million

  • SVT's Assignment Review reveals new facts about the Kindberg business, including a secret agreement on a disputed land deal that Kindberg ran through 2014 - which may have cost the taxpayers many millions.
    In addition, UG states in its review that ÖFK tried to get millions from the company where ÖFK chairman Daniel Kindberg was CEO.

April 18: The trial of the three is postponed

  • The trial of the three suspected men who have been charged with multiple cases of serious eco-crimes was scheduled for April 24, and would be held in Ångermanland District Court in Härnösand. On April 18, however, it was announced that the trial was postponed until further notice. The prosecutor wanted to supplement the investigation, after the defendants had invoked new evidence, was the reason.

June 11: Ready with a new date for the trial

  • The trial of Daniel Kindberg and two other persons begins on September 5, 2019. That message was given by Ångermanland District Court. A total of 19 days have been set aside for the trial.