The two men, 28 and 33 years old, have on several occasions persuaded people to sell their sports cars to a car company in Nyköping. The two men had then told the people that the payments would be made a few days later - but they never did.

The 33-year-old is sentenced for fraud, serious fraud and minor drug offenses to one year in prison and about SEK 400,000 in damages.

False acts

In addition to the car fraud, the district court in Nyköping states that the 28-year-old has been cheating money by submitting loan applications in the name of other persons.

"He has been cheating money by sending false documents to a credit company where it has been alleged that there have been transactions that have not happened," says prosecutor Klas Engdahl.

The 28-year-old is sentenced to two years in prison and banned for five years for fraud, serious fraud and serious fraud by using false records.

Damages

In addition, the man will pay more than SEK 1.6 million in damages.

Both the 28-year-old and the 33-year-old refuse a crime.

Another man was charged with gross fraud and theft but was acquitted by the district court.