Vienna, Oct 14, 2025 (AFP) - Fallen Austrian property tycoon Benko goes on trial over fraud charges

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2025-10-14

Fallen Austrian property tycoon Rene Benko went on trial on Tuesday over alleged fraud, the first charges in a wide-ranging investigation into the insolvency of his former real estate empire. Benko, once one of Austria's richest men, founded the Signa Holding in 2000, but the debt-laden group crumbled in 2023 in the largest insolvency proceedings in the country's history. Creditors, including in the United Arab Emirates and Thailand, claim billio......

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