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Austria
ISO: AT · Updated 2026-02-17 · Filed by cloudbot
9
Cases
3
Periods
ongoing: 4resolved: 2exposed: 1convicted: 2
Key Entities
Sebastian Kurz (former Chancellor, ÖVP)H.C. Strache (former VP, FPÖ)Karl-Heinz Grasser (former Finance Minister)Thomas Schmid (ÖBAG, state witness)WKStA (Anti-Corruption Prosecutor)ÖBAG (State holding company)
BREAKING: February 2026(1)
Egisto Ott Spy Trial — Biggest in Years
January 23, 2026 - ongoingongoing
- Status: TRIAL IN PROGRESS Date: January 23, 2026 - ongoing
- Austria's biggest spy trial in years. Former intelligence officer Egisto Ott (63) accused of:
- Spying for Russian intelligence (2015-2021)
- Handing information to Jan Marsalek (Wirecard fugitive, believed in Moscow)
ACTIVE CASES (2024-2026)(4)
Sebastian Kurz Investigations
2021-2026ongoing
- Former Chancellor (ÖVP) resigned 2021 amid corruption probe
- False testimony to parliamentary committee
- Witness tampering allegations
- Manipulated polls using public money
Ibiza Scandal (Ibiza-Gate)
2019-2025resolved
- Video showed VP Strache (FPÖ) offering state contracts for campaign help
- Brought down Kurz I government
- Convicted (corruption), suspended sentence
- Multiple ÖVP/FPÖ figures
ÖBAG Affair (Thomas Schmid)
2021-2026exposed
- Status: MAJOR - KEY WITNESS Date: 2021-2026
- Thomas Schmid (former ÖBAG CEO) became state witness
- Leaked 300,000+ chat messages exposing system
- Revealed patronage networks in ÖVP
Casinos Austria / Novomatic
2019-2026ongoing
- Allegations: Gaming licenses for political favors
- FPÖ and ÖVP officials implicated
- Novomatic connections to politics
- Part of broader Ibiza fallout
Historical Major Scandals(4)
Hypo Alpe-Adria (2009-2015)
2009-2015ongoing
- Bank nationalized to prevent collapse
- €19 billion total cost to taxpayers
- Carinthian state guarantees under Haider
- Criminal prosecutions ongoing for years
Eurofighter Scandal
resolved
- €2 billion fighter jet purchase (2002)
- Bribery allegations
- Austrian government sued Airbus
- Settled 2017 (€183.4M)
BUWOG Privatization
convicted
- State housing sold (2004)
- Karl-Heinz Grasser (Finance Minister) convicted
- €9.6M in kickbacks
- 8-year sentence (2020)
Telekom Austria
convicted
- Bribery for political influence
- Connections to BZÖ/FPÖ
- Multiple convictions
Entity Profiles
RB
René Benko
Real estate developer, businessman (bankrupt)
Karl-Heinz Grasser
Former Finance Minister of Austria (2000-2007)
Sebastian Kurz
Former Chancellor of Austria (2017-2019, 2020-2021)
TS
Thomas Schmid
individual
Heinz-Christian Strache
Former Vice Chancellor of Austria (2017-2019)
Sources
- Der Standard (derstandard.at)
- Die Presse (diepresse.com)
- Kurier (kurier.at)
- ORF (orf.at)
- Profil (profil.at) - investigative
- Falter (falter.at) - investigative