▁wanted ▁to ▁limit ▁the ▁cabinet ' s ▁financial ▁spend ings , ▁especially ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁Sand berg ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Nas j onal ▁Sam ling , ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁chosen ▁when ▁Qu is ling ▁formed ▁his ▁cabinet ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁Instead ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁high - ran king ▁servant ▁in ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁and ▁Custom s . ▁He ▁left ▁on ▁a ▁sick ▁leave ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁and ▁lost ▁the ▁position ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁September . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁when ▁the ▁Naz is ▁lost ▁the ▁war , ▁Sand berg ▁formally ▁ceased ▁to ▁be ▁bank ▁director ▁and ▁bank ing ▁association ▁chairman . ▁In ▁reality ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁position ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁arrested ▁after ▁the ▁war ' s ▁end , ▁as ▁the ▁vict ors ▁wanted ▁a ▁legal ▁pur ge ▁of ▁those ▁involved ▁with ▁the ▁Naz i ▁rule . ▁According ▁to ▁K j ell ▁F j ør to ft ▁he ▁was ▁ab used ▁during ▁the ▁summer , ▁by ▁being ▁ordered ▁to ▁carry ▁heavy ▁corps es ▁from ▁a ▁room ▁at ▁R ik sh osp it alet ▁and ▁put ▁them ▁in ▁coff ins . ▁In ▁the ▁actual ▁trial , ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁appeal ▁sent enced ▁to ▁one ▁year ▁of ▁prison ▁for ▁collaboration ▁(" h aving ▁supported ▁the ▁enemy "), ▁but