The Madoff Affair: Austria Gets Into the Focus of U.S. Authorities

Professional ServicesBanks ♦ Published: March 1, 2011; 01:14 ♦ (Vindobona)

In the course of the Madoff fraud case, an American legal assistance request has now been filed before the Austrian justice system. Austrian banking circles are involved.

The Madoff Affair: Austria Gets Into the Focus of U.S. Authorities / Picture: © Vindobona.org

The Madoff  Affair takes on a more concrete form now also from the Austrian perspective. The U.S. judiciary has already sent numerous documents to their Austrian colleagues. Included are legal assistance requests and court summonses to prominent representatives of the Austrian financial scene.

The application for legal aid was filed by the attorney for the affected parties,…