Ex-Swedbank CEO Bonnesen Fully Cleared in Dirty Money Case

Birgitte Bonnesen helmed the bank between 2016 and 2019.
Photographer: Janerik Henriksson/AFP/Getty Images

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By Evelina Youcefi

April 21, 2026 at 7:19 AM UTC

Updated on

April 21, 2026 at 7:45 AM UTC

Swedbank AB’s former chief executive officer, Birgitte Bonnesen, was acquitted by Sweden’s Supreme Court in a case related to one of Europe’s largest money laundering scandals.

Bonnesen, who helmed the bank between 2016 and 2019, was cleared of gross swindling by Sweden’s Supreme Court, overturning her previous prison sentence of 15 months.