A Tip About a Swerving Van Leads Police to 66,000 US Silver Coins in a Fraud Case
Okokrim said the three were convicted of aggravated money laundering after police found nearly 67,000 American Eagle silver coins worth about $2.65 million.
- On Thursday, Norway's economic crime unit Okokrim announced three Norwegians were sentenced to prison for aggravated money laundering, receiving up to 2-1/2 years for organizing a scheme linked to a "major investment scheme" in the United States.
- When officers stopped a van driven "erratically" outside Oslo in April 2025, they discovered nearly 67,000 American Eagle silver coins worth about $2.65 million in Baerum, west of the capital.
- Investigators were searching for missing coins at the request of American authorities when they made the 2025 discovery, following an earlier hoard of 79,500 silver coins found in 2019.
- Public Prosecutor Jon Andr Hvoslef-Eide said it is gratifying the silver was recovered, enabling victims in the United States to have misappropriated assets returned once the judicial process concludes.
- Two Britons facing charges were acquitted in the case, and because both sides can appeal, the verdict remains not final, leaving potential for further legal action.
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On a yearslong hunt for thousands of U.S. silver coins squirreled away in Norway, police investigating a money laundering case finally got a lucky break: A tip about a van swerving on a highway outside Oslo last year. When officers pulled the vehicle over for inspection, in Baerum, west of... Read More The post $2.65 million in silver coins discovered… in back of a van appeared first on The Horn News - Proudly American, Fiercely Independent.
A tip about a swerving van leads police to 66,000 U.S. silver coins in a fraud case
On a yearslong hunt for thousands of U.S. silver coins squirreled away in Norway, police investigating a money laundering case finally got a lucky break: A tip about a van swerving on a highway outside Oslo last year.
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