Controversies
He made headlines when in January 1997 he headbutted and punched an asylum seeker from Yugoslavia in the face after the latter had called him "pale-white, fat and rich" and "racist". Sandberg was fined 3,000 NOK.
In mid-autumn 2006, Sandberg, who is his party's spokesman for transport, was caught driving at a speed of 100 km/h in a 60 km/h zone i Målselv in Troms fylke, for which he got a suspended sentence of 21 days, lost his driver's license for eight months and was fined NOK 9,000.
On 12 December 2006 he addressed the Norwegian parliament (Stortinget) having consumed three shots of Akvavit and a beer. The president of the parliament, Thorbjørn Jagland, said that "to address parliament under the influence of alcohol is something one just does not do. It has got to do with respect for parliament and for one self". The Progress Party leader Siv Jensen expressed her satisfaction with her deputy's speech, but anonymous members of the parliament were critical of Sandberg.
In February 2008, Sandberg was physically assaulted by being gripped by the troath and kicked by a man outside the Norwegian parliament. He managed to escape as Socialist Left politician Hallgeir Langeland happened to be nearby and came to his rescue. In July the same man, who had psychic problems and had been given residence permit in Norway on humanitarian grounds, also punched down Labour Party politician Knut Storberget.
In November 2011, in a heated session in parliament, Sandberg accused the labour party of exploiting the Utøya massacre. This caused some labour party members to weep, others to leave the session, and quite some criticism on social medias and in the news
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