Scandal around Benko's foundation: Hager steps back and stays under house arrest!

Scandal around Benko's foundation: Hager steps back and stays under house arrest!

In a dramatic turning point in history around the real estate mogul René Benko, his closest confidant Heinz Peter Hager submitted his resignation as CEO of the Laura Private Foundation. This happened in the shade of serious mafia investigations in Italy, according to which Hager was put under house arrest. The foundation, since its foundation in 2007 by Benko and his mother, is considered the central hub for a large number of companies and real estate, including Benko's private home in Innsbruck-IGLS. As OE24 , the 53-year-old Hager is considered Benko's legal representative in Italy and was largely involved in the shocking allegations.

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The Hager house arrest was confirmed on Thursday by the Trento Freedom Court. This decision does not only affect Hager, but also five more accused, among them two architects and a former senator. The public prosecutor's office accuses Benko of possibly being the "leader of a mafia -like criminal association", which could be involved in illegal profit investment procedures. Despite the stressful allegations, the presumption of innocence, as well as nau.ch However, the judges were partly reserved in their assessment of the allegations, since they did not confirm the serious allegation of mafia -like methods.

The effects of these investigations are enormous and have a lightly on Benko's far -reaching business that are suspected of having benefited from illegal processes. While Hager explained his resignation after the latest developments, Benko himself remains at large. This is a further indication of the complex and turbulent situation that is about one of the most dazzling characters in the Austrian real estate landscape.