Petri Pakaslahti is accused of a serious accounting crime.
Petri Pakaslahti won one Finnish championship in the ranks of the Jokers. Jarno Juuti
Hockey stars of yesteryear Petri Pakaslahti charged with a serious accounting crime.
The case has been brought to the Helsinki District Court on November 12. A hearing date has not yet been set for the case.
According to Finlex, a serious accounting crime can be sentenced to a minimum of four months and a maximum of four years in prison. An accounting crime is considered serious if, for example, the financial statements are completely neglected, the information provided is false or misleading, or if the accounting records are destroyed or hidden.
Contacted by Iltalehti, Pakaslahti did not want to reveal in more detail what the case is about.
– It’s a really old thing. My own fault, I should have taken care of things myself and not let others do it, says Pakaslahti.
Pakaslahti, who ended his playing career in 2011, played 514 matches in the SM league during 12 seasons. The forward who played in Lukko and Jokeris scored 70 goals and provided 148 assists leading to goals in his career at the Finnish main league level.
He won the Finnish championship in Jokereis in the spring of 2002. In addition, there are two SM silvers and one SM bronze in the trophy cabinet. For years, he was included in the captaincy of the Jokers.
Known especially as a great starter, Pakaslahti also played in the A national team. In the ranks of the Lions, the center forward played seven matches in the 2005 World Cup, where he scored one goal.
Pakaslahti has worked for about ten years as a talent scout for the NHL club Pittsburgh Penguins.
A serious accounting crime
Section 9a (31.1.2003/61)
A serious accounting crime
If in an accounting crime
- the recording of business transactions or the preparation of financial statements is neglected completely or in essential parts,
- the amount of false or misleading information is significantly large, they concern large sums or are based on false documents, or
- accounting is destroyed or hidden in whole or in essential parts or it is damaged in essential parts
and the accounting crime is also gross when evaluated as a whole, the offender must be sentenced to imprisonment for a minimum of four months and a maximum of four years for a gross accounting crime.
Source: Finlex