CANDLEMASS ROCKER JAILED

Last updated: Friday, March 21, 2008

CANDLEMASS ROCKER JAILED

Swedish rocker MATS BJORKMAN has been sentenced to serve two years behind bars for grand theft.

The Candlemass star was found guilty of stealing CDs from a Stockholm distribution warehouse as part of a lengthy scam involving the guitarist and others.

Suspicions were raised in November 2005 when a music company spotted a discrepancy in Bjorkman's reported sales. A subsequent investigation uncovered evidence that someone had manipulated the warehouse computer on 301 occasions, according to website Blabbermouth.net.

Bjorkman initially denied the charges against him, but his accomplice, Stefan Hakansson, has admitted his role in the theft and has implicated his colleague.

The guitarist stated in court that he didn't understand why Hakansson 'lied' about his involvement in the theft scheme, suggesting it might be because Hakansson was trying to protect others.

But, based on the evidence, the court concluded that Hakansson had no reason to lie about Bjorkman's role in the scheme and determined that prison was the appropriate punishment for both men.

Source: WENN

| Friday, March 21, 2008

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