2023-11-10 13:01:00
“Illegal gambling? Local door locked with a concrete block” was the headline of the OÖN on September 7, 2016. In the Innviertel baroque town of Schärding, the authorities and financial police also resorted to sometimes unusual measures in the fight once morest illegal slot machines. It was said at the time that penalties would reach astronomical heights. The question now arises as to how consistently the authority has collected gambling fines in numerous cases. There are likely to be numerous statutes of limitations, and we are talking regarding fines amounting to several hundred thousand euros that the authority might have lost due to the alleged omissions.
The state of Upper Austria said on Friday that the internal audit department had been working on the case since the allegations became known; the investigative authorities were informed on November 3rd. The exact amount of damage involved should be determined over the next week.
“We recently received a statement of facts from the state of Upper Austria. Investigations into suspected abuse of office (Section 302, StGB) initiated,” said Alois Ebner, media spokesman for the Ried public prosecutor’s office on Friday when asked by OÖN. An individual is currently being investigated. “The investigation will show whether there are violations of control and supervisory obligations,” said Ebner.
The state of Upper Austria announced initial findings on the allegations to the OÖN. The OÖN also asked the Schärding district administration for a statement this morning. As soon as these are available, the article will be updated.
Author
Thomas Streif
Innviertel editorial team
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