US EditionFormer Austrian Intelligence Officer Indicted in Russia-Linked Spying Scandal
Egisto Ott allegedly provided secret police data and a secure laptop to Russian intelligence, receiving 20,000 euros, in Austria's largest spying scandal in decades, prosecutors said.
- On Friday, Vienna prosecutors filed an indictment at the state court in Vienna against Egisto Ott, former Austrian intelligence official, accusing him of supporting a Russian intelligence service in Austria's biggest spying scandal in decades.
- Between 2017 and 2021, Ott allegedly transmitted secret police data to Jan Marsalek and Russian intelligence representatives, and in November 2022, he handed EU secure-communications hardware to an accomplice at Marsalek's behest.
- In March last year, Ott was arrested and released three months later; an unnamed police officer was charged, and both face prison terms of six months to five years, while Ott denies wrongdoing.
- Jan Marsalek's notoriety amplified the case as the fugitive ex-Wirecard COO's firm's collapse left creditors owing almost $4 billion, and the matter featured in last year's election amid Freedom Party accusations.
- Evidence cited by investigators includes chat logs and payment allegations; prosecutors allege Ott accepted financial rewards for passing sensitive information, linked by British authorities to Marsalek and the FSB last year.
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Austria brings criminal case against ex-official accused of spying for Russia
Former Austrian intelligence official Egisto Ott is facing a criminal case, accused of corruption and spying for Russia by supplying an encrypted laptop and leaking sensitive information for years, prosecutors said on Friday.
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Former Austrian intelligence officer indicted in Russia-linked spying scandal
Austrian prosecutors say they have indicted a former intelligence officer on charges that include supporting a Russian intelligence service in the country’s biggest spying scandal in decades.
Austria prosecutors charge ex-intelligence official with spying for Russia
VIENNA - Former Austrian intelligence official Egisto Ott is facing a criminal case, accused of corruption and spying for Russia by supplying an encrypted laptop and leaking sensitive information for years, prosecutors said on Friday.
Former constitutional defender Egisto Ott is accused of collecting data and supporting a Russian intelligence service without a mandate.
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der Standard DEThe former constitutional protection official is said to have provided data to a Russian intelligence service. Corruption and abuse of office are also available.
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