brianleepainter Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 (edited) Odd Nerdrum, a well known painter in Norway, was sentenced to two years in jail for failure to declare millions in taxable income from the selling of his oil paintings: Artist Odd Nerdrum Sentenced to Jail Norwegian artist Nerdrum faces jail for tax fraud Read more: http://acn.liveauctioneers.com/index.php/features/crime-and-litigation/5299-norwegian-artist-nerdrum-faces-jail-for-tax-fraud edit:grammar Edited August 19, 2011 by brianleepainter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamColton Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Odd Nerdrum, a well known painter in Norway, was sentenced to two years in jail for failure to declare millions in taxable income from the selling of his oil paintings: Artist Odd Nerdrum Sentenced to Jail Norwegian artist Nerdrum faces jail for tax fraud Read more: http://acn.liveauctioneers.com/index.php/features/crime-and-litigation/5299-norwegian-artist-nerdrum-faces-jail-for-tax-fraud edit:grammar That's a shame. I wonder if he'll try to pull a Roarke. In other news, Odd Nerdrum is now the coolest name ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard T Scott Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 More details on the case: Not only is the sentence unbelievably harsh, especially considering that he paid his exorbitant alleged back taxes (50%), but they convicted him on conjecture without solid evidence. This doesn't surprise me coming from an authoritarian socialist state such as Norway. But what does surprise me is that the Norwegian court has decided to give him a harsher punishment even than that given to Ai Weiwei by China, known for their violations of human rights. http://artbabel.blogspot.com/2011/08/odd-nerdrum-sentenced-to-two-years-in.html http://www.facebook.com/notes/richard-thomas-scott/controversy-follows-prison-sentence-of-artist-odd-nerdrum-for-alleged-tax-fraud/10150771713965105 http://fantasticvisions.net/news/2011/08/20/odd-nerdrum-not-permitted-to-paint-in-jail/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 In other news, Odd Nerdrum is now the coolest name ever. You'll be pleased to learn that my professor for Business 101 is named Shontarius Aikens. In response to the article, is this even allowed? "Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) reported that he was with assistants and students at the Louvre in Paris when he got the message that he’d been found guilty of criminal tax evasion." Can a man be convicted of a crime in Norway without being present to defend himself? That seems a little messed up. Also, the guy sounds like a classic tinfoil weirdo, especially given this declaration: "He said in court that he thinks the tax evasion charges were a means of pushing him towards suicide." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamColton Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 You'll be pleased to learn that my professor for Business 101 is named Shontarius Aikens. Shontarius Aikens FTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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