Researching Eirik Jensen
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 194 people with the Jensen surname? In that year Jensen was ranked number 3385 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Eirik Jensen on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Eirik Jensen and the Jensen Family History
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Some Famous People called Eirik Jensen
Eirik Jensen
Eirik Jensen (born 30 July 1957) is a Norwegian drug trafficker and former policeman. In November 2020 media said that the Supreme Court refused to try the case against Jensen [leaving the verdict in the appellate court, to stand]. He is a prisoner at Kongsvinger Prison (as of 2021).
He was convicted by Oslo District Court of drug trafficking and gross corruption in a high-profile case known as the Cappelen/Jensen case in 2017, and sentenced to the maximum penalty in Norway, 21 years' imprisonment. He was again convicted and sentenced to 21 years' imprisonment by Borgarting Court of Appeal in 2020.
Jensen has published a crime novel and an autobiography.
Source: Eirik Jensen, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Jensen
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