Corruption process: Indictment of Wolf and Schelling legally valid
In the summer of 2018, he is said to have assured a Lower Austrian tax office manager that she will work in the Ministry of Finance to ensure that the official..
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In the summer of 2018, he is said to have assured a Lower Austrian tax office manager that she would work in the Ministry of Finance to ensure that the official was appointed as head of the Baden-Mödling tax office (FA 16). In addition, secured chats burden Wolf, Schelling and the financial officer. “Dear Thomas – was the hearing of our lady for bathing yesterday ok?”, Wolf wanted about on the 18th. The sum consisted of claims on income tax and interest for the years 2006 to 2011.
Furthermore, As explained in detail in the indictment, the well-connected industrialist intervened personally with Thomas Schmid, then Secretary General and Head of Cabinet at the Ministry of Finance, and apparently also with Finance Minister Schelling – who held the government office from September 2014 to December 2017 – in order to procure the office she coveted. He would have considered Wolf “as a supporter of the ÖVP, but in particular also an important advocate for the retention of Dr. Schelling in the government after the 2017 National Council election”. However, the tax forbearance approval made by the accused tax officer was not approved by the department in the Ministry of Finance, which was noticed internally in May 2019.
In addition, Another ex-ÖVP Minister in criminal court With Hans-Jörg Schelling lands after ex-Family Minister Sophie Karmasin, who was sentenced to a suspended sentence in 2024 for stipulating restrictive agreements, another former ÖVP member of the government of the era Faymann II or, respectively. The indictment of the WKStA will be legally effective, the “corruptive agreement” of the industrialist Siegfried Wolf will be negotiated in Wiener Neustadt.
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In the summer of 2018, he is said to have assured a Lower Austrian tax office manager that she would work in the Ministry of Finance to ensure that the official was appointed as head of the Baden-Mödling tax office (FA 16).
reliability low1/2 sourcesIn addition, secured chats burden Wolf, Schelling and the financial officer. “Dear Thomas – was the hearing of our lady for bathing yesterday ok?”, Wolf wanted about on the 18th.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe sum consisted of claims on income tax and interest for the years 2006 to 2011.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAs explained in detail in the indictment, the well-connected industrialist intervened personally with Thomas Schmid, then Secretary General and Head of Cabinet at the Ministry of Finance, and apparently also with Finance Minister Schelling – who held the government office from September 2014 to December 2017 – in order to procure the office she coveted.
reliability low1/2 sourcesHe would have considered Wolf “as a supporter of the ÖVP, but in particular also an important advocate for the retention of Dr. Schelling in the government after the 2017 National Council election”.
reliability low1/2 sourcesHowever, the tax forbearance approval made by the accused tax officer was not approved by the department in the Ministry of Finance, which was noticed internally in May 2019.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAnother ex-ÖVP Minister in criminal court With Hans-Jörg Schelling lands after ex-Family Minister Sophie Karmasin, who was sentenced to a suspended sentence in 2024 for stipulating restrictive agreements, another former ÖVP member of the government of the era Faymann II or, respectively.
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The indictment of the WKStA will be legally effective, the “corruptive agreement” of the industrialist Siegfried Wolf will be negotiated in Wiener Neustadt.
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