Austrian prosecutors bring fraud case against Signa founder Benko
"The prosecutors' office accuses Rene Benko of having prevented or minimised the satisfaction of creditors' claims in the course of his insolvency as an individual entrepreneur by allegedly deviating assets," the Central Prosecutors' Office for Economic Crimes and Corruption said in a statement.
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