A Norwegian spent a whole winter enjoying himself in Austrian hotels, but he didn’t pay a cent for it. The fraudster did this by using expired credit cards. Now he has to serve fifteen months.
The defendant comes from Norway and has already been convicted of fraud several times – and therefore risks a heavier sentence for recidivism. On Monday, he had to report to the Salzburg regional court for serious commercial fraud: According to the indictment, the 38-year-old stayed in a total of 32 different, some luxurious hotels between October 2023 and March 2024 – in Linz, Steyr, Lofer, Kitzbühel, Innsbruck, Salzburg and other places.
Cheated with expired credit cards
But he didn’t pay a cent. How? Through expired credit cards. Only after he left did the companies notice that the transactions didn’t work. Damage: around 40,000 euros.
The criminal made a full confession before the judge. The judge sentenced him to 15 months unconditional imprisonment; the verdict is already final.
Source: Krone
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