If this is all true this is doubly depressing for those who suffered at the hands of Juicy Fields.
”I think Lars is no better than Juicy Fields.
The difference is he’s doing it on a smaller scale.
He’s hard to stop; people believe in him, and to many, he’s like a god.”
Also, we should mention his faithful offsider, Daniel Johansson (picture below left) who Cannabis Law Report met in a cafe in Bali in mid 2023 and had a rather odd conversation, which, with hindsight explains a lot.
He appeared somewhat scatty and encouraged CLR to support their campaign.
I hasten to add i did buy into their pitch and gave Olofsson plenty of press and highlighted him as a cannabis lawyer to watch, because of his Juicy Fields work, in the 2023-2024 edtion of the Top 200 cannabis lawyers directory.
After endless failed attempts of communication Olofsson was not included in the current 5th edition 2024-2025
If the story below is correct it looks like a double dupe and apologies from this rag for also being taken in to some extent by their “pitch”.
Though I’m very pleased to say that neither Juicy Fields nor Olofsson managed to dent my wallet just my usually relatively observant radar.
You can’t win them all.
As an addendum I’ve noticed that I can’t remember as yet, meeting one person from this entire sorry affair, whichever side of the fence they purport to sit on, that i’d want to have a coffee with.
The German Business Cannabis Association reports
He promises to help victims of fraud. But SvD’s investigative podcast exposes Juicy Fields lawyer Lars Olofsson’s double dealings: He’s secretly attempting to secure 125,000 euros for helping one of the suspects in the Juicy Fields case.
He is perhaps best known as the legal counsel for individuals defrauded in Juicy Fields, a huge cannabis investment scam. But this day, Lars Olofsson isn’t called to appear before the court to advocate for his clients.
He stands accused of financial crimes for the third time.
And now, he faces the prospect of imprisonment.
The door to courtroom 19 swings open. Inside, the judge, prosecutor, and a defense attorney are seated.
But Lars Olofsson is nowhere to be found. The judge attempts to reach him by phone, but there’s no response.
His defense attorney exits the courtroom, phone in hand. Fifteen minutes later, she returns with a message.
”He has asked me to inform the court that he is seeking political asylum, though I don’t know where”, she tells the judge.
The trial proceeds in his absence. Lars Olofsson is convicted, for the third time, of financial crimes in Sweden. While he avoids a prison sentence, he is given a conditional sentence and fines for bookkeeping violations, which he has appealed.
In Sweden, Lars Olofsson – who has dubbed himself the ”world’s largest class action lawyer” – is officially listed as ”missing”. This designation means that authorities investigating him, such as the Swedish Tax Agency and the Police Authority, are unable to ascertain his whereabouts.
Yet, he maintains a presence in various media outlets and online forums, where he is portrayed as a heroic figure championing justice for fraud victims.
”I have given them hope, and I feel I have been very honest with them in that regard”, Lars Olofsson states in SvD’s podcast.
He believes that the trial in Malmö was a miscarriage of justice against him and states that his previous prison sentence was not the result of any deliberate wrongdoing.
”In the end, I will win”, Lars Olofson says in SvD:s podcast.
So, who is this purported super-lawyer from Sweden?
The crash: Juicy Fields and Lars Olofsson
The Juicy Fields scam collapsed in the summer of 2022. By then, thousands of people worldwide had invested substantial sums, believing they were buying into production of medical cannabis. In reality, it was all an elaborate facade.
It was at this point that Swedish lawyer Lars Olofsson stepped forward. In his marketing, he painted a picture of an impressive background.
”I’ve been working with cases of frauds and scams for the last 15 years, and I have a background in the Swedish military intelligence, and I was also an officer in the Swedish navy seals”, Lars Olofsson claimed in a promotional video.
Read the full article
https://www.svd.se/a/bmjLO3/juicy-fields-lawyer-lars-olofsson-double-dealings-exposed
This narrative was repeated in client meetings and interviews.
Targeting the alleged accomplices of the scam – banks and social media platforms – Lars Olofsson claimed he could push for substantial damages.
