LOWER Romerike District Court (VG) Mads Fosdal (27) does not acknowledge guilt for fraud, but acknowledges that he defrauded of his cars.
Mads Fosdal became known as “The Farm” -deltaker this fall, but had to withdraw from the reality program when it became known that he was going to trial.
Fosdal stands accused of four times to have showcased false documentation to obtain luxury cars, including a Lamborghini Gallardo 2004 model with an estimated value of 1.1 million kroner.
Background : “The Farm” -Made withdraws
In the indictment it is also two points relating to fraud. Fosdal should have taken payment for two diving bottles twice without the offer had some reality. In addition, he is charged with three violations of the Road Traffic Act, including for riding without a license.
Fosdal pleaded culpable of the two points of fraud, and the three points for violation of the Road Traffic Act . He pleaded not guilty on the gravest charges of counterfeiting.
– My client has admitted guilt, but question is what is he acknowledges guilt for. That is what the court will decide, said Fosdalen lawyer Niels-Christian Schelven Petersen before Fosdal explained himself.
The court heard that Fosdal acknowledge the facts, but that he did not declare himself guilty of gross fraud.
wondering to themselves car
Fosdal acknowledges in court having enticed a dealership to extradite a Lamborghini to a value of 1.1 million kroner. He also acknowledges that he enticed a person in Stavanger to believe that a Range Rover was paid, but says he did not intend to deceive them.
Fosdal court explained that the two cases hanging together. Fosdal were joined by car from Stavanger having enticed the person to believe that it was paid. He explained the court that he had plans to sell another car to finance car purchases in Stavanger.
Soon after he arrived from London, he went to another errand to a dealership in Eastern Norway where he spotted on a Lamborghini that he was interested in. He enticed car dealer to disclose Lamborghini having showcased proof of payment, and drove around with this one weekend.
In court admits Fosdal that he would never have the opportunity to pay 1.1 million kroner for Lamborghini. He explained that he sent car dealer an email in which he wrote that the money “did not come yet.”
REPRESENT Fosdalen: Niels-Christian Schelven Petersen’s advocate for Mads Fosdal Lower Romerike District Court.
Photo: Øystein David Johansen , VG
wept in court
Fosdal were telephoned and asked to deliver luxury car urgently. Then he drove back to deliver it claims Fosdal in court that he was detained and beaten in the premises to the car dealer.
– I was held captive and beaten with truncheons, explained a crying Fosdal to the court, adding that he was held for about seven hours.
VG has been in contact with the car dealer, who says he saw no violence. At the same time he says that the car would be sold on commission, and that anyone connected with the car owner was present at the car dealership when Fosdal were handing lukusbilen. In a meeting between them should have occurred bracket series.
vehicle dealer also testified in court that he associated with car owner had admitted to having slapped Fosdal, but that he himself never saw it was abusive to him.
Fosdal also explained that he had 48 hours in which to acquire 200,000 kroner that he would deliver cash at Statoil in Skøyen. Fosdal acknowledges that he was close to obtaining money, and that he contacted the police. He reviewed also the case and says he has been 4-5 questioning. The defender asked him how the matter stood now and Fosdal explained that it was dropped.
What do you think about it, asked defender?
– There’s word I would not say in court, said Fosdal and burst into tears. He explained that, as a result of threats now goes with security alarm.
Also twice after the incident with Lamborghini acknowledged Fosdal falsifying documents to get two Porsches on two occasions. Also here explained Fosdal that he only intended to “acquire a car that’s fun to drive around with.”
In the latter case, he admits that he used fictitious names and fictitious phone number .
– It was a little more advanced. With the intention to have the car a little more than 2-3 days, forklarrte Fosdal.
Fosdal acknowledges therefore forgeries, but not that he should have deceived the different bilselgerne.
The judge asked him why he thinks this is not criminal fraud.
– I have not had the intention to sell it on or get me gain. Just try to run it a few days. Instead of asking whether to test drive it, I’ve done it in a slightly different way, explained Fosdal.
He believes that if this is about fraud he would not use his own name.
The defender asked Fosdal about the consequence thoughts he made in the implementation of actions.
– You knew you would be taken, though it still did it four times?
– Much of what has happened has been characterized by consistency thoughts have not been present at all. But I learned a lot from being put on the floor in a cell. I have had follow-up of psychologists, it has helped very in my demeanor. I figured I was out and run.
– There are things I’m not proud to have done.
Did you think of the consequences of what this could mean? Did you know you would be taken?
– Yes, it was only a matter of time, because I used my own name. I have been taken, therefore I am sitting here now.
– How have you experienced media attention over the past half year, asked defender?
– I feel well that the press used this as a type pillory. I feel judged guilty by the media, there has been a strain. I wanted to tell my version, but there have been things that have made me hold back. All cases have two sides, media sits just with one. They get their second now. It has been tough, black Fosdal.
The defender tried to figure out what it was that drove him to perform these actions. On this question answered Fosdal follows:
– I’m well above the average in cars, and have not had the money to buy that kind of cars themselves. Extradited to test drive, I mean. it has been my whole motivation.
In the trial has three aggrieved car dealers testified and explained all about communication and transactions with Fosdal.
Prosecutor Charlotte V. Benneche let down an assertion of two years imprisonment for Fosdal in his closing argument.
Fosdal had to withdraw from “The Farm” because of the trial, originally scheduled to go earlier this fall. He had not lit TV2 on the issue before he signed up.
– TV 2 was completely unfamiliar with this before he was ever as a contestant on “The Farm”, and was not aware of how long a potential case would last, said communications manager of TV 2, Jan-Petter Dahl VG earlier this fall in connection with the trial of Egor Filipenko.
Fosdal did not want to talk to the press, but VG spoke with lawyer Niels-Christian Schelven Petersen before the trial Thursday morning.
– There is a great stress, my client dread very to day in court. He has dreaded for months for this, says Schelven-Petersen told VG.
Is it an additional strain that is so great media interest in the case?
– Yes, clearly, he can not understand why it should be so exciting, says the lawyer who did not wish to comment on the case details.
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