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Rene Benko Arrested: From “Wunderwuzzi” to the Protagonist of a Billion-Dollar Scandal
Rene Benko, once a celebrated real estate entrepreneur and founder of the Signa Group, was arrested at his villa in Innsbruck. The Public Prosecutor's Office for Economic Affairs and Corruption (WKStA) in Vienna justified the arrest warrant because of the risk of concealment and the commission of a crime. Benko is suspected of concealing assets and manipulating evidence. His arrest marks the climax of one of the biggest business scandals in Austrian history.
The Public Prosecutor's Office for Economic Affairs and Corruption has ordered the arrest of René Benko. The arrest was authorized by the Regional Court for Criminal Matters Vienna and carried out by the Soko Signa of the Federal Criminal Police Office. / Picture: © Wikipedia / Priwo
Among other things, the WKStA accuses Benko of hiding assets from creditors in the Laura private foundation controlled by him as part of his personal insolvency. These included high-priced firearms, the existence of which is said to have been concealed by allegedly forged invoices. Investigators secured incriminating material through months of telephone surveillance, message checks, and…
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