An Austrian is said to have defrauded nine million euros in the course of several investment frauds – now the so-called Most Wanted Grandpa (70) went online in a residential area of Alicante in Spain. The decisive factor in the arrest was a tip from home.
Certainly no claim to fame – but according to Europol, the now-caught Austrian was one of the oldest, most wanted criminals in Europe. Even Tibor Foco, who has been on the red-white-red wanted list for the longest time, is younger at 68 years – if he is still alive at all.
According to the judiciary, the 70-year-old suspect has committed several crimes, including multiple investment fraud with which he stole no less than nine million euros.
Detectives struck in the middle of the residential area
That would probably also explain his lifestyle. The man he was looking for had treated himself and his wife to a luxury villa in the chic Alicante district on the Costa Blanca.
Following tips from Austrian investigators, Spanish officials were lying in wait. When the couple finally stepped out of the taxi in front of their stately home, the handcuffs clicked.
Source: Krone
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