Anders Talleraas (born 4 February 1946 in Brattvær) is a

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politician for the

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. He was elected to the

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from Møre og Romsdal in 1977, and was re-elected on four occasions. Talleraas was a member of the executive committee of Molde municipality council between 1975 and 1978. From 1998 he sat on the board of Romsdals Fellesbank, and was Chairman of

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from 2002 to 2006. In 2012,

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found Talleraas guilty of through grave

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unrightfully having received 2,6 million Norwegian krones in pension from the

. He got a 6-month suspended sentence. The

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declined to hear his appeal in 2013.Kristin Jonassen Nordby
Høyesterett avviser anken til Anders Talleraas
Aftenposten, 2 April 2013

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