JLC

A group of pensioners claiming that the bullion may stem from an earlier misappropriation challenge the police release decision. On 18 August 2026, SVT reports that Sweden’s Supreme Administrative Court declines to hear the appeal, allowing the police to distribute the bullion under the agreed allocation. The claimants discuss the possibility of applying to the European Court of Human Rights, but no completed application was verified.

State of the evidence

Supreme Administrative Court refusal and parties’ statements reported by SVT.

Legal status — source text

Domestic administrative appeal concluded by refusal of review on 18 August 2026; any European proceedings unverified.

Attribution

Ongoing public challenge to the two property owners’ civil claims.

Person targeted by the proceedings

Carl Déman and Lucas Simonsson

Role of the person profiled

Protagonist not prosecuted

In 2023, workers find gold and platinum in a Mölndal property bought by JLC members Carl Déman and Lucas Simonsson. The two owners, heirs and workers make competing ownership claims. In November 2025, the main parties reach a civil settlement splitting the bullion between the two members and the previous owner’s estate; the workers withdraw their claims.

State of the evidence

Discovery, litigation and settlement documented by Swedish media.

Legal status — source text

Civil settlement reported in November 2025, followed by further disputes over release of the metal.

Attribution

Contested ownership claim over bullion discovered on the purchased property.

Person targeted by the proceedings

Carl Déman and Lucas Simonsson

Role of the person profiled

Protagonist not prosecuted