Lawyer's alleged victims may be more numerous, Icelandic prosecutor says

Icelandic authorities suspect that the number of victims involved in a case against lawyer Guðrún Björg Birgisdóttir may be higher than initially reported. Birgisdóttir is accused of transferring 12.5 million króna from a deceased person's estate into her own accounts.

District Prosecutor Ólafur Þór Hauksson stated that suspicions exist regarding additional victims beyond those connected to the estate. He noted that it is too early to determine the exact number of potential victims, as this figure could change as the investigation progresses.

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There is suspicion that there are more victims than those connected to the estate.

Birgisdóttir faces charges including the transfer of funds from her law firm's client account, Logia, to her personal accounts. Specifically concerning the estate, she is accused of making ten transfers totaling 12.5 million króna to her own account.

The law firm Logia failed to submit a reviewed overview of its client accounts to the Bar Association last year. Consequently, the firm was declared bankrupt at the beginning of this year, adding another layer to the ongoing legal and financial scrutiny.

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He does not consider it timely to comment on how many potential victims there are and that they may increase or decrease as the investigation proceeds.