Dr. Jørn Ege had a thriving plastic surgery practice in Copenhagen. Apparently it was very successful—successful enough that he took 12.6 million kroner and didn’t disclose that on his 2005 income tax returns. Denmark isn’t known as a low tax country, and when SKAT (the Danish tax agency) found out they had an arrest warrant issued. After fleeing Denmark, Dr. Ege turned himself in last December.
Dr. Ege was found guilty last week. Although the article only notes his sentence of two years in prison and a fine of 4.6 million kroner (about $780,000), I assume he’ll also have to pay the back taxes and penalties.
And how did Dr. Ege get his nickname? Well, you already guessed that he did penile procedures. No, it wasn’t how he advertised his business; rather, it was from complaints to Danish authorities.