Pirate Bay defendant Peter Sunde Kolmissoppi is having a rough week. As if the looming threat of a year in jail and a large fine weren't enough to give anyone a permanent case of "the Mondays," Kolmisoppi had his bag stolen at a conference. Luckily, he got it back. "Money was still there, my PC was still there," he tweeted. "Things missing: Underwear and a tshirt. Pervert thief? Fun!"

Good thing the money came back, too, since Kolmisoppi and his merry band now find themselves the recipients of debt collection letters from the wonderfully named Kronofogdemyndigheten. This government agency operates like a national cash collector, grabbing not just money owed the government, but also helping private citizens and businesses collect money owed to them.

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