Former Gizmondo chief Stefan Eriksson lands back in jail, in Sweden
By Donald Melanson 
posted April 3rd 2009 5:34PM
posted April 3rd 2009 5:34PM
While there's been no shortage of fresh Gizmondo rumors over the past year or so, we haven't heard much of anything about former bigwig Stefan Eriksson, who's known as much for a little car crash as he is for the company he helped bring into infamy. That looks to have changed in a big way this week, however, as Herr Eriksson has now landed back in jail in Sweden, where he's facing a whole slew of new, very serious charges, including extortion, aggravated assault, grand theft, embezzlement, and a firearms violation. No word on a new trial date or anything just yet, but it looks like Eriksson won't be resting easy anytime soon, as a district judge has granted a request to keep him in jail pending an investigation.[Thanks, JC]
haha
Why do we pay attention to this guy?
Is it because he wrecked a sports car 99.998% of the world's population will never drive/or be able to afford
or
is it because he was behind a company that would have released a video game handheld that would fail in the presense of DS and PSP?
I think it's a little bit of both. It's all just so funny.
Will someone just shoot this prick? He's breathing my air.
he was also found to have ties to the russian mob i think
to be honest id probably spend more time paying attention to this guy then quantum physics dude.
to be honest id probably spend more time paying attention to this guy then quantum physics dude, oh but that's just me.
sorry bout double post, i pressed the report but that feature sucks.
"extortion, aggravated assault, grand theft, embezzlement, and a firearms violation. "
Sounds like what you find in GTA. Maybe he overdid it.
maybe he wants to sell the book rights to his story and make millions.
not many people i enjoy watching suffer, but this guy is one of them.
omg i thought for a second the headline read "Former Gizmodo chief...lands in jail, in Sweden" but then i was like since when was there an editor named Stefan Eriksson?! Then i realized that i just misread. :P
I get the two confused often... I thought at first that this was a very low blow at a competing blog. :P
i thought the same, and thought that this low blow was bs so i was gonna say,
"Damn Gizmodo is BADASS! i am going there now"
Chalk me up as another who was wondering what the hell a Gizmodo chief was doing in a Swedish prison.
It's ok, Apple just posted his bail, so he'll be on the streets again by lunch time.
And the first person to mention Apple in an unrelated topic goes to...
@Hamidxa,
looks like u forgot to set your profile private.
/Sigh
Do you see Apple fans here going "MICROSOFT SUCKZORRRZZZZ!!!!1!O!EN!OENEONE!INOENE!"?
No? Good. Then why'd you post that?
Idiot.
You can't post bail in Sweden.
he destroyed a 1 million dollar car..............
Yeah... what kind of an ass busts an Enzo into a million pieces!
>> including extortion, aggravated assault, grand theft, embezzlement, and a firearms violation.
Might have as well thrown in murder in there...
everytime i see Gizmondo, i think Gizmodo....
Hmm.. I always see Gizmodo, but think Gizmondo.
i read it the same. i was about to say "Dayum! those editors work hard for their stories!"
It's really Dietrich's fault. Dietrich!!!!
hey josh topolsky... you listening? skyblaze speaking. you better not end up like this guy, you hear?! engadget's my home away from home so don't end up going postal on darren or chris if your RE5 xbox gets stolen or your girl leaves you or somethin like that. you guys are too balls 2 the wall awesome to end up like this jerk.
[so anyway, lets all go to gizmondo and comment with links to the read link and point fingers and laugh -and someone throw conficker on their servers while we're at it-]
I think you mean Gizmodo? They're not involved... as far as I know!
*looks up gizmondo*
holy shit you weren't talking about gizmodo's chief...... o well. lets do conficker on them anyway, engadget's better.
i read gizmodo then i was like yes rot in prison you bastards then i read gizmondo and at first i was like awhhh what about gizmodo and then i realized the man who took my psp out of my hands threw it on the ground and jumped on it, handed my a gizmondo and said here you will like this much better. ROT IN HELL YOU SON OF A BICH you are a Basted and generally mean guy you nave you scalliwag you bootlicking foulmouthing psp smashing grave diggen sports care driving guy who is my father. Whooooo Star Wars Flash Back.
Calm down.
DirtyVegas and I don't agree on much, but yeah, calm down. You're dangerously close to becoming a stereotype, if you aren't already.
You are an angry person.
Stefan Erikkson makes you touch his hands for stupid reasons?
hah. fucker
hurah finally apple and microsoft can unite aganist a common enemy!!! (sorry i just sore watch men)
This guy likes to live the life...Mafia and CEO...then just mafia...sounds like a movie...
lets see if the email when someone replies works after this much time.
you predicted the movie! you are a winner sir!
Looks to me like he just wants to live life like a Videio Game!!
and the saga continues: "Leisure Suit Larry Goes to Prison"
This week on Locked Up Abroad...
Wow, this guy just keeps making news!
I wish they had that cool "jailcam" effect in Photo Booth...Do they put you in jail first for days and let you get all greasy, dirty and strung out, and THEN take your photo?
I'm not sure he could make a lower image of himself...he's certainly not really trying to clean up.
http://www.businesscards.net.in
Show us on the vaporware where he touched you.
Herr... Seriously? You know that's NOT Swedish right?
"Herr (noun). The conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir."
I'm Swedish, and yes, 'Herr' just means the same as 'Mr.' in English. Just because it's German doesn't mean it's not the same in other languages.
Btw, Stefan Eriksson was part of the so-called Uppsala Mafia. He's done far worse things than create a failing gaming console and crash a car.
Auch a Scandinavian mafia, sounds awfully weird :P