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Fraudster Couple Lived "in Luxury" in Wiener Neustadt: Now in Pre-Trial Detention

Das Betrüger-Paar aus Wiener Neustadt befindet sich in U-Haft.
Das Betrüger-Paar aus Wiener Neustadt befindet sich in U-Haft. ©APA (Sujet)
In the south of Lower Austria, a suspected fraudster couple has been stopped. The suspects are accused of having faked profitable investment opportunities and thereby generated money. Erich Habitzl, the spokesperson for the public prosecutor's office in Wiener Neustadt, confirmed an online report by the "NÖN" on Tuesday. Pre-trial detention has been imposed, he added.

According to Habitzl, the investigations are in the early stages. There is suspicion of commercial serious fraud. The damage is said to amount to more than 300,000 euros. The two million euros mentioned by the "NÖN" were not confirmed by the spokesperson.

The accused are from the district of Wiener Neustadt and, according to the online report, have been living "in luxury." A house search is also said to have taken place at their residence.

(APA/Red.)

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