Blackmail scandal in the magistrate: employees in the court increase the tension!

A shocking case of blackmail is being tried in Wels: A 43-year-old magistrate employee is accused of trying to blackmail magistrate director Peter Franzmayr with compromising information. According to the report by ORF OÖ The accused is said to have requested via email that four of his colleagues be promoted. Otherwise he would publish incriminating material about Franzmayr, which could threaten his economic existence and damage the city of Wels' assets.

The discovery of this machination began last year with a house search at the Wels magistrate. The police were alerted immediately after Franzmayr found out about the blackmail attempts. The man behind the anonymous email could be identified relatively quickly via a stored telephone number. During his first interview, he admitted to having generated the email, but due to alcohol abuse he could not remember whether he sent it or how nachrichten.at reported.

Serious allegations and possible consequences

The court will decide on Monday on the allegations of severe coercion and blackmail. The penalty range requested for the trial ranges from six months to five years in prison. Mayor Andreas Rabl has already announced that the 43-year-old was placed on leave after a house search. It remains to be seen how the judges will decide in this explosive case.