Millions shifted

How Benko plugged holes: financial insider spills the beans

Signa founder Benko is said to have made every financial decision until the bitter end.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/EPA/CHRISTIAN BRUNA, stock.adobe.com)

The former chief controller of the Signa Group has heavily incriminated the founder in his latest testimony. The "Krone" knows the details.

From real estate speculator to prisoner on remand - René Benko's downfall is a business thriller. Once courted by politicians and investors, he now no longer sits enthroned in luxurious offices, but in a barren cell in Vienna-Josefstadt prison.