Signa founder taken into custody as flight risk more than a year after collapse of his property conglomerate

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Austria arrests property tycoon Benko, suspected of trying to hide assets

Austria has arrested Rene Benko, the founder of fallen property group Signa, on suspicion of trying to hide assets from insolvency administrators and creditors, prosecutors said on Thursday.

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A former co-owner of Brown Thomas has been arrested in Austria on suspicion of fraud following the implosion of the Signa property empire.

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Former Brown Thomas co-owner Rene Benko arrested in latest Signa twist

Detention in Innsbruck marks new low in Rene Benko’s fall from grace

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Former Selfridges tycoon arrested after collapse of property empire

Officials said Thursday that they had taken fallen real estate tycoon Rene Benko into custody as part of a fraud probe, alleging the founder of the insolvent Signa group had attempted to conceal assets including watches and high-priced weapons.

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News24 Business | Property tycoon - once among Austria's richest - arrested after empire's historic collapse

The founder of fallen Austrian property group Signa, Rene Benko, has been arrested on suspicion of falsifying a receipt and trying to conceal assets from insolvency administrators and creditors, prosecutors said on Jan 23.

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Austrian property tycoon Benko arrested, suspected of hiding assets

The founder of the real estate group was investigated for fraud and several insolvency offenses.

Gegen den Gründer der Immobiliengruppe wurde wegen Betrugs und mehrerer Insolvenzdelikte ermittelt.

Signa-Gründer René Benko festgenommen

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Signa founder René Benko arrested

Real estate juggler René Benko was arrested on Thursday at around 8:30 a.m. in his villa in Igls because of "risk of obscuration and risk of committing a crime" and taken to the Innsbruck prison. In a cell in the Zieglstadl - as the judicial prison in the city of Innsbruck is colloquially known - he is waiting to hear how a judge will decide on the request of the Economic and Corruption Prosecutor's Office (WKStA) to impose pre-trial detention.L…

Immobilien-Jongleur René Benko ist am Donnerstag gegen 8.30 Uhr wegen „Verdunkelungsgefahr und Tatbegehungsgefahr“ in seiner Villa in Igls festgenommen und in die Justizanstalt Innsbruck eingeliefert worden. In einer Zelle im Zieglstadl – so wird das gerichtliche Gefangenenhaus der Stadt Innsbruck umgangssprachlich bezeichnet – wartet er darauf, wie ein Richter über den Antrag der Wirtschafts- und Korruptionsstaatsanwaltschaft (WKStA) auf Verhän…

Von der Villa in die Zelle: Hier sitzt Benko ein

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From the villa to the cell: This is where Benko is sitting

Austrian authorities have arrested Rene Benko, founder of the insolvent Signa property and retail empire, as part of investigations into suspected fraud.

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Austria Issues Arrest Warrant for Signa Founder Rene Benko

The arrest is linked to a series of criminal investigations in Austria, Italy, Germany and Liechtenstein.

Арест связан с серией уголовных расследований в Австрии, Италии, Германии и Лихтенштейне.

В Австрии арестовали миллиардера Рене Бенко

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Billionaire Rene Benko arrested in Austria

The founder of the insolvent real estate group Signa has been arrested. A judge is expected to decide on the request for pre-trial detention this week.

Der Gründer der insolventen Immobiliengruppe Signa ist festgenommen worden. Noch in dieser Woche soll ein Richter über den Antrag auf Untersuchungshaft entscheiden.

Österreich: Signa-Gründer René Benko festgenommen

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Property tycoon René Benko arrested in Austria

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