2024-09-04 03:57:03
Former Elvertino boss allegedly defrauded SBB
Today, the former head of a catering company and two of his friends appeared in court. They are said to have enriched themselves through fake companies and high-priced consulting contracts.
Wolfgang Winter with his staff. He earned almost 20,000 francs a month, but according to the Zurich prosecutor’s office, this was not enough for him.
Photo: Marcel Bieri (Keystone)
Wolfgang Winter has been the company’s head for five years SBB-Elvertino Gastroenterology HospitalAccording to the indictment from the Zurich prosecutor’s office, he allegedly enriched himself in a number of ways during this period.
Winter, released in 2017Today he appeared in court at the Zurich District Court together with two co-defendants on charges of, among other things, fraud, forgery of documents and qualified dishonest business management.
According to the indictment, two of the co-defendants were old friends of Wolfgang Winter. He was said to know one of them from a previous employer, and the other from the leisure sports industry. Winter was said to have circumvented various regulations early on and offered one of the friends a lucrative consulting commission for a high six-figure sum. Winter was said to have received “refunds” to his personal account through complex channels, including about 107,000 francs for one project.
China Agreement and Self-Approved Wage Increases
The charges allege that Winter started a company with another friend to act as a middleman, selling Elvertino’s catering supplies from China at high prices and of poor quality. Among other things, the menu holders were said to have edges that were too sharp.
It is said that Winter gave himself orders for Chinese business to a certain extent and let him benefit from it later. He even wanted both the middleman and SBB to reimburse the expenses of going to China. In fact, the visit was a vacation with his family. In addition, he should Frequently charged large amounts to his business credit card.
SBB losses exceed 220,000 francs
The Chinese business allegedly brought the middleman a profit of at least 223,500 francs, with corresponding losses for Elvertino. In other areas, Winter is said to have also not missed any opportunity to make money for himself. For example, he is said to have repeatedly rewarded himself with salary increases, although this was not actually possible – and Winter already had a very generous annual salary of around 230,000 francs. Or he received high additional bonuses because he had to temporarily serve as a released member of the management team. According to the prosecutor’s office, the “bonuses” continued to be paid long after the position was filled again.
What penalties prosecutors seek for Winter and two co-defendants, who are presumed innocent, will be announced at a hearing.
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