Overview
- The WKStA filed a third criminal indictment on 12 June 2026 that accuses René Benko of serious fraud over a €4.99 million guarantee tied to the Haselsteiner foundation and of concealing an €80,000 Scheiring hunting rifle.
- Benko has been in pre-trial detention since 23 January 2025 and he denies the new allegations while his lawyer calls the case basis a mockery.
- Prosecutors also said they are investigating an attempted serious fraud involving a family member, with media reporting that the inquiry concerns a disputed €2 million payment linked to his wife.
- Civil insolvency work continues in parallel: the Laura Privatstiftung was declared insolvent with €1.7 billion of creditor claims and the largest claim from Mubadala is being contested by the insolvency trustee.
- Cross-border legal fights are shaping recoveries as Liechtenstein courts recently lifted a roughly CHF 50 million freeze on the Ingbe‑Stiftung and insolvency trustees press asset sales and challenges across Austria, Germany and Switzerland.