Overview
- The Oberlandesgericht Innsbruck quashed a diversion deal on Wednesday and ordered the criminal proceedings against Ochsenknecht to continue at the Landesgericht Innsbruck.
- The diversion had ended the case in August 2025 with an €18,000 fine instead of a conviction but prosecutors successfully argued that this did not prove acceptance of guilt.
- The underlying dispute dates to a late‑2021 hotel stay in Kirchberg where an unpaid bill of about €13,827.30 led to civil collection efforts and a later criminal complaint.
- Ochsenknecht was arrested at Hamburg Airport in June 2025, held for 23 days, and released after a third party paid the outstanding amount; his previous Austrian lawyer says he no longer represents him.
- If the resumed trial leads to a conviction for the charged serious fraud, the actor faces the possibility of a prison sentence and further legal consequences for failing to settle the civil claims.