Former real-estate tycoon René Benko, who is under investigation for fraud, has been arrested due to the risk of him committing further offences and tampering with evidence, Austrian prosecutors said ...

Rene Benko, then head of the Austrian Signa Group, arrives for his trial in Innsbruck. Benko denied charges that he harmed creditors during the spectacular collapse of his sprawling business empire, ...

Benko, once one of Austria's richest men whose Signa empire crumbled in the largest insolvency proceedings in the country's history, was released after questioning in Innsbruck, according to a ...

Rene Benko, then head of the Austrian Signa Group, stands in the audience at the grand opening of a Galeria department store. Austrian authorities are still unable to unravel the full whereabouts of ...

Vienna, Austria — Austrian anti-corruption officials on Thursday arrested fallen real estate tycoon Rene Benko as part of a wide-ranging fraud probe, alleging that he had attempted to conceal assets.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Signa founder Rene Benko arrives for the continuation of the trial against him on charges of defrauding his creditors. Barbara ...