The trial at Skellefteå district court was supposed to have started on May 10, but the accused Boliden woman did not appear at the hearings.

The woman in her 50s, who has become known in the Boliden area for her many real estate deals, was later arrested by the police.

Three defendants in the case

The woman has been charged on suspicion of serious accounting offences, serious tax offenses and serious economic money laundering.

Another person who was involved in the company as a bookkeeper is charged with serious accounting crime and serious tax crime.

The third person, a former broker, is charged with money laundering.

Before the arrest, the woman was wanted throughout the country.

During that time, she herself contacted the Skellefteå District Court and asked to carry out the trial via a link from Stockholm.

But the Skellefteå district court states that all parties must be present at the trial.

Twelve planned negotiation days

The trial starts on Tuesday, August 9, and is planned to last for twelve days.

- It is about many serious crimes and large sums that have been transacted.

The penalty value is high, but I don't want to comment on how high before we go through the case and see what can be substantiated, says Niklas Jeppsson, prosecutor.

Denies crime

All three defendants have denied any crime before the trial.

- My client denies the crime, and looks forward to having this tried so that she can continue with her life, says the main suspect's lawyer Alain Soussi before the trial.

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