The football referee is suspected, with the help of five other people, of having swindled millions of kronor from private individuals and companies to finance his gambling addiction.
When the trial in Gothenburg District Court ended on Tuesday, the prosecutor therefore demanded a long prison sentence.
In addition to the fraud trial, a preliminary investigation is also underway into suspected gambling fraud against the man, who has been convicted at the top level both in Sweden and abroad.
- A preliminary investigation is underway regarding gambling fraud because we suspect that he played in matches that he himself refereed.
The fact that the investigation is ongoing means that there is confidentiality and that at the moment I can not provide more information than that, says Martin Elofsson to Aftonbladet.
The Swedish Football Association already closed the referee for 15 months on Friday for illegal betting, after he placed at least 80 games on matches in a series where he himself was a referee.