Receiving threatening letters

Why the municipal boss could be blackmailed

In the new Wels office building, an employee's leave of absence is causing a stir. He is said to have blackmailed the municipal director.(Bild: Markus Wenzel)

A municipal employee in Wels was dismissed from his job. He is said to have sent threatening letters to the director of the city administration in order to regain his civil servant status. Speculation is rife at the magistrate's office as to what "incriminating material" exists. One rumor is particularly hot. 

Another chair has become empty in the building law department of Wels City Council. An employee has been relieved of duty. He is said to have blackmailed municipal director Peter Franzmayr in order to obtain civil servant status and promotions for himself and four colleagues. The municipal director was threatened with the publication of pictures and videos that would damage his reputation.