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Joint European Police Raids on Benko in Austria, Italy, and Germany
In one of the largest cross-border raids in recent years, an international team of investigators has taken action against the imprisoned former real estate mogul René Benko and his Signa empire. Officials from Austria, Germany, and Italy simultaneously searched dozens of properties - including the Tyrol department store in Innsbruck, the Signa headquarters in Vienna's Palais Ferstel, and several warehouses and foundation offices.
Raids were also carried out at Palais Ferstl in Vienna's Herrengasse and at the same time at other Signa offices in Vienna, Innsbruck, Bolzano in Italy, and other locations. / Picture: © aurena.at
This is due to serious allegations that are now becoming increasingly clear, as the Austrian magazine “Profil” reports: The Italian anti-Mafia public prosecutor's office in Trento suspects Benko of having been at the head of a “mafia-like criminal organization”. This is…
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