Verdicts against EXW Wallet defendants, including co-founder Ben Herzog, were expected to be handed down this month.
Austrian authorities have now made new filings in the
criminal case
, delaying verdicts to at least September.
In line with anti-consumer policies surrounding criminal proceedings in Austria, details are sparse.
As reported in a
July 11th pay-walled article from the Kurier
, quoting a court spokesperson;
The economic and corruption prosecutor has submitted new applications. There are also a few hundred pages of new investigation results from the police.
Beyond delaying verdict dates, Kurier states how these new applications and filings will impact the case “is unclear”.
In any case, three further hearings have been scheduled for next week in the EXW Wallet case. The further negotiation plan is also likely to be discussed at these events.
EXW Wallet co-founder Ben Herzog (right)
pled guilty
last December. The names of Herzog’s accomplices and are suppressed – ditto whether anyone else has also pled guilty.
What we do know is only one EXW Wallet scammer remains unaccounted for. Manuel Batista (right) remains at large
hiding out in Dubai
.
Batista remains active on Twitter as of July 7th, 2024, mainly reposting marketing for various crypto scams.
Kurier reports that the bulk of the 100 million euros stolen through
EXW Wallet
remains unaccounted for.
Some of the money was spent on prostitutes in Dubai;
From the villa in Bali with a shark tank and its own helipad, parties in the most expensive clubs in Dubai, 100,000 euros that are said to have been spent on prostitutes, to the McLaren, complete with an expensive 100,000 watch on his wrist.
If convicted, Herzog and his accomplices are facing one to ten years in prison.
Despite his fugitive status, a verdict will also be handed down against Batista. Kurier reports it is “extremely unlikely” Batista “will be transferred from [Dubai] to Klagenfurt until the verdict is handed down in September.”
This suggests Austrian authorities intend to initiate extradition proceedings against Batista post-verdict.
Dubai does not have an extradition treaty with Austria. The emirate is notorious for sheltering criminals and failing to cooperate with international authorities.
🤖 Quick Answer
Why were the EXW Wallet verdicts delayed to September 2024?Austrian authorities submitted new filings in the criminal case against EXW Wallet defendants, including co-founder Ben Herzog. The economic and corruption prosecutor presented new applications alongside several hundred pages of police investigation results, pushing the expected verdict dates from their original timeline to at least September 2024.
What new evidence was introduced in the EXW Wallet criminal case?
According to a July 2024 report by the Austrian newspaper Kurier, citing a court spokesperson, the economic and corruption prosecutor submitted new applications accompanied by approximately several hundred pages of previously undisclosed police investigation results, though the precise impact on the case proceedings remained unclear at the time.
Who are the defendants in the EXW Wallet criminal proceedings in Austria?
The EXW Wallet criminal case involves multiple defendants, most notably co-founder Ben Herzog. The proceedings are
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