Former Austrian central banker on trial in banknote bribes case
Julie DiMauro
February 18, 2014
The former deputy governor of Austria’s central bank and eight other defendants went on trial Monday for allegedly bribing officials in Azerbaijan and Syria to win banknote contracts.
The former vice governor, Wolfgang Duchatczek, and the others are accused of using the banknote-printing subsidiary of the central bank, the Oesterreichischen Nationalbank (OeBS), and paying bribes totalling €14 million ($19 million) to win contracts with Syria and Azerbaijan.… Continue Reading