A woman who works as an accountant in the luxury brand industry in the center of Vienna has transferred more than three million euros from the company account to her private account between 2011 and 2022. The 53-year-old single mother allowed herself a luxurious life with her daughter. But did the 22-year-old, who was in the dock for money laundering, know about her mother’s highly criminal activities?
A rare photo in the quay in room 211 of the Vienna Regional Court. A perfectly dressed mother with long, black hair, next to her no less elegant blonde daughter.
Mother gave daughter a house with a swimming pool before she went to study abroad
Branded watches, luxury bags, luxury holidays – it was a life of luxury that the 53-year-old Austrian and her child have enjoyed since separating from their father: “I had no doubts about it, it was normal for me,” says the 22 year-old Year-old, who happily posted photos of her noble world travels and various luxury goods on Instagram, she was accused by prosecutors of money laundering, because, among other things, she accepted a gift from her mother for a house in the Vienna area before she went abroad to study.
3.2 million flowed into the private account
The young woman knew that her mother worked as an accountant in the luxury brand industry, but she must have been naive: “If you had asked me a year ago what she earns, I would have answered between 5,000 and 10,000 euros a month.” she replies daughter to a question from a lay judge. She doesn’t want to hear about her mother’s criminal activities.
But they have it all! Since 2011, the office clerk has transferred more than 3.2 million euros (!) from the company account of her employer in the center of Vienna to her private account.
The company has not noticed that money is being diverted for more than ten years
“The criminal energy was high, but the organization was clumsy,” explains counsel Sinan Dikme of the law firm Rast und Musliu, “It is very surprising that this has not come to light for so long. Apparently no one in the company noticed that there wasn’t enough money.’ How and why she started to siphon off money, the perpetrator can no longer say. “It was like a rush. Once she realized it worked, she couldn’t stop,” the lawyer said.
Investigators seized 72 branded bags
Almost nothing is left of the millions from the self-service store, since the woman was also not averse to gambling. In the house with a swimming pool, which according to the suspect was obtained legally, the detectives seized 72 brand bags from Fendi and Co., 150 rings and jewelry, 58 brand watches and 12,000 euros in a kitchen box. There was also a BMW X5 in front of the door.
detention and acquittal
The confessing and remorseful mother was sentenced to four years in prison by the lay judges headed by Judge Daniel Schmitzberger for breach of trust and embezzlement. For the daughter, there was a final acquittal in case of doubt. She burst into tears of relief and hugged her lawyer.
Source: Krone
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