Voestalpine Says It Filed Criminal Complaint After Fraud Probe

Sept. 18, 2024, 12:13 PM UTC

Voestalpine has filed criminal complaints against two unidentified former executives at a German subsidiary, after an internal probe into suspected accounting fraud, Austrian steelmaker says in statement on website.

  • Filing is result of comprehensive investigation by a specialized auditing firm and a German law firm
  • Damages caused by accounting errors amount to low single-digit million euros “as of today”
  • NOTE: Voestalpine Restated 2022/23 Report on Fraudulent Entries: OOeN

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