- Henrik Ellefsen
Henrik Andreas Leo Ellefsen, known as Henrik Ellefsen (born
June 20 ,1971 ) is a Norwegian businessman. In 2007, he was formally charged byØkokrim for his role as one of the people responsible for theT5PC fraud, in which some 80,000 people lost about 1 billionNOK (160 million US dollar) [ [http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article917852.ece Pyramid schemes still abound - Aftenposten.no ] ] .On
December 21 ,2007 , he was convicted on charges of fraud and sentenced to 3 years and 6 months inprison [ [http://e24.no/lov-og-rett/article2163337.ece T5PC-toppene dømt til fengsel ( , Lov og rett ) ] ] . He was also fined 3.6 millionNOK (ca. € 500,000), and was barred from engaging in any form of trade for 5 years. The verdict was appealed on January 22nd 2008, and the appeal was approved in April.According to the verdict of
Oslo tingrett , Henrik Ellefsen played a central role in the T5PC system, as chairman of PWR Charge AS andCEO of Exente Securities ASA. The company PWR Charge AS was used to steal money from the T5PC members, according to the verdict.His father, Harald Ellefsen, was acquitted in the same case. He was the owner of Exente Securities ASA, until he sold it to T5PC.
Henrik Ellefsen has written a book about the T5PC scandal, parts of which were presented in court as evidence, after the
Økokrim found the manuscript during a razzia. Ellefsen told the court that he wants to publish the book, to "explain to the members of T5PC what happened" [ [http://www.dagsavisen.no/innenriks/article318371.ece T5PC-bok: – En sann historie om håp og grådighet : Dagsavisen ] ] . The manuscript was entitled "T5PC til tross for bedre vitende - En sann historie om håp og grådighet" (T5PC in spite of better knowledge - A true story of hope and greed").Through his mother, he is the grandson of the late conservative politician
Onar Onarheim .References
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