€800,000 Embezzled?

Manager of Fitness Chain Arrested

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30.09.2026 13:15

From the gym to jail: The former authorized signatory of the Happy Fit fitness chain was arrested in Steyr on Tuesday. The woman is suspected of embezzling approximately 800,000 euros. The investigation is ongoing. 

It was only in June of this year that the company, founded by Sven Decker, parted ways with its long-time manager. As reported by the “OÖN,” the well-known fitness chain then filed a complaint against the former authorized signatory. Now, the investigation appears to have yielded strong grounds for suspicion.

Motion for Pretrial Detention
On Tuesday, the former manager was arrested at the request of the Steyr District Attorney’s Office. A motion has already been filed with the court to impose pretrial detention.

Furniture Sold by the Boss
Since 2020, the manager is alleged to have repeatedly paid herself salary advances even though she was not authorized to do so. Things took a strange turn in September. “The woman is alleged to have sold furniture online from an apartment belonging to the company’s founder,” explained Andreas Pechatschek, spokesperson for the Steyr Public Prosecutor’s Office, in response to a query from the “OÖ-Krone.”

The suspect is also alleged to have simply transferred an additional 200,000 euros from the company’s account to her personal account, according to the allegations.

The company Happy Fit has approximately 33,000 members, 130 employees, and most recently generated 17 million euros in revenue with its fitness centers in Upper and Lower Austria.

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