Austrian ex-intelligence officer found guilty of Russia spying charges
Summary
An Austrian former intelligence officer named Egisto Ott was found guilty of spying for Russia. He gave secret information to Russian spies and a fugitive German businessman, resulting in a prison sentence of over four years.Key Facts
- Egisto Ott, aged 63, was convicted in Vienna for spying for Russia.
- He shared secret police data and personal information from 2015 to 2020.
- Ott passed information to Russian intelligence and Jan Marsalek, a fugitive former executive of Wirecard.
- Marsalek is wanted by German police and believed to be in Moscow.
- Ott was also found guilty of bribery, fraud, misuse of office, and breach of trust.
- He gave Russia a laptop containing secure electronic communication technology used by the EU.
- Ott copied phone data from top Austrian interior ministry officials after their phones were lost in the River Danube.
- Ott denied spying for Russia and claimed he worked secretly with a Western intelligence agency.
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