Salzburg: Community workers in Flachgau are said to have embezzled 40,000 euros
In a municipality in Salzburg’s Flachgau region, an employee is said to have embezzled taxes that have been paid since 2014. “It should be an amount of more than 40,000 euros,” informed the state of Salzburg in a broadcast on Tuesday. As a first reaction, Governor Wilfried Haslauer (ÖVP) commissioned the municipal supervisory authority to examine the municipality. The Salzburg public prosecutor is investigating. The accused confessed to the crime.
The internal control systems should be the focus of the audit of the financial management of the responsible municipality. The last review of the municipality by the state’s municipal supervisory authority was in July 2017, it said. The State Audit Office also audited the municipality in 2017/2018, with the audit period extending from 2014 to 2016. “No irregularities could be found at the time,” the country said.
confession
The employee is said to have confessed to his direct superior in the second half of October 2022. On the day that the municipality was informed, the person had been removed, the mayor said on Tuesday to the APA. The state of Salzburg was also informed immediately. “We don’t know the motive behind it.”
According to an expert, the person concerned did it very cleverly that nothing was found during the check, the mayor explained. “We will have our internal control systems extensively evaluated to identify potential virus vulnerabilities. The community will continue to work with the country and the authorities to fully clarify the case.
exams
“The suspect is being investigated for infidelity,” said the famous spokesman for the Salzburg public prosecutor, Marcus Neher, who received an APA request, for which the suspect had taken over property management as a sideline.
The man was confronted with the inconsistencies. He confessed that he had put 40,130 euros aside, but not to the detriment of the homeowners’ association, Neher explained. According to a written statement by his defense attorney, he transferred the money from the municipality’s accounts to the WEG and then appropriated the money. The apartment owners finally noticed the departures. The accused stated that the money belongs to the municipality. “His responsibility will now be checked by us,” said the prosecutor.