Et år med Britta Nielsen: Øjenvidneberetning fra en møgsag

"A Year with Britta Nielsen: Eyewitness Account of a Rotten Case" is a 2021 true crime book by Emil Herskind and Arne Hauge Jensen. It offers a rare look inside Denmark's largest fraud case, told through the eyes of the two men who defended the accused. Herskind served as Britta Nielsen's defense attorney, while Hauge Jensen acted as her assisting defender, throughout a case that ended in her conviction for defrauding Socialstyrelsen — Denmark's National Board of Social Services — of 117 million kroner.

The two authors take readers through a year of court proceedings, media coverage and complex legal maneuvering. The book provides a behind-the-scenes account of one of the most widely discussed criminal cases in recent Danish history, spanning the period from Britta Nielsen's arrest in South Africa to her final sentencing.

Written as an eyewitness account, the book describes the case files, the trial process, and the intense media storm that surrounded the proceedings. Although the book is written from the defense's point of view, the authors attempt to present a nuanced picture that captures both the legal complexities and the human dimension of the case.

"A Year with Britta Nielsen" was published in 2021 and gives readers a distinctive angle on one of the most extensive financial crime cases in Danish history.