Gizmondo man released from jail News
Gizmondo
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Ellie Gibson
Ah, the heady days of spring 2006. Every morning brought a fresh twist in the tale of Gizmondo, Stefan Eriksson and the million-dollar Ferrari he smashed all over a Californian highway.
Well, Stefan, or 'Fat Steffe' as he's apparently known in Sweden, was charged with embezzlement in November 2006. He pleaded no contest and got sent down for three years.
Now Eriksson has been released early, according to The Local - SWEDEN'S NEWS IN ENGLISH.
Eriksson, you may recall, was accused of taking part in a street race and driving at 120 miles per hour when the Ferrari crashed. Later, a gun magazine was found near the wreckage. But the mysterious Dietrich, who Eriksson claimed had been driving, wasn't. Oh, and the Ferrari had previously been reported stolen and was on the road illegally and the Royal Bank of Scotland were very keen to know the whereabouts of another Ferrari and a Merc and Eriksson allegedly had links with the Swedish mafia. Isn't that a pip!
Apparently Eriksson was transferred to a detention centre outside LA on 13th December last year. He's being kicked out of the US and all the way home to Europe. It's not clear whether he'll return to his native Sweden, head to Germany where his wife and daughter live or come down Brighton and kick our windows in.
"Everything was ready before Christmas. It took a while for the Swedish consulate to prepare a new passport. But he's expected to be on his way very soon," Mrs Eriksson told a Swedish newspaper.
The Local also reports that Eriksson is "known internationally as the 'Ferrari Swede'". What's your preferred nickname for him, readers?
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barrybarryr
23/01/08 @ 09:58
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I think its quite amusing. It's certainly better than driving a Ford Fiesta and having to to go to work to earn money. Maybe RockStar will make him the star of the next GTA?
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barrybarryr: A good idea, but if that's the case it'll be set after his release from prison, and the entire game will be about rebuilding your company and hunting down the dastardly Dietrich who sold you out.
Isn't that pretty much the default GTA plot anyway?
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monkie_king
23/01/08 @ 10:32
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LOLLERS, this is 2008, remember?
The story is actually even more bizarre than what's recounted here, incorporating such twists as a minibus company registered as a Homeland Security agency, complete with gun-carrying officers who turned up at the crime scene and tried to extract Eriksson. Have to hand it to him for the Gizmondo scam, though, it worked brilliantly. |
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OldK1ngCole
23/01/08 @ 13:27
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@ Lollers - Think you need to read the article again, he was sent down in 2006 not 2007 and been as though it's now 2008 thats a year and 3 months
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