Suspicion of fraud

Allegations of fraud: association now reports ex-manager

In the office of the "Mühlviertler Kernland" association in Freistadt, invoices are likely to have been cheated for several years.(Bild: Wolfgang Spitzbart .)

The managing director of a regional development association is alleged to have embezzled funds for at least six years. She was dismissed without notice. A tax consultancy firm investigated the damage, which is probably much higher than assumed. It is said to be in the high six-figure euro range. 

The bombshell dropped exactly five weeks ago. The "Mühlviertler Kernland" association terminated the employment of its long-standing managing director without notice. In the course of a routine project audit by the state, inconsistencies in a project came to light. The association's board, consisting of 18 mayors from the region, initiated an in-depth investigation. Suspicions of serious malversations over the past six years were confirmed. The presumption of innocence applies.