The Vienna Public Prosecutor's Office has already filed charges against the German investor Florian Fritsch, which have been contested. According to "Krone," the arrest is based on a report from December. Fritsch is accused of having taken someone else's gold from a Vienna depot. The presumption of innocence applies. The Vienna Public Prosecutor's Office is requesting Fritsch's extradition to Austria. The Economic and Corruption Prosecutor's Office is also investigating Fritsch based on a request for legal assistance from Liechtenstein.

Vienna Public Prosecutor's Office Investigates German Investor at Delivery Hero, Kreisel, and Gropyus

Fritsch has appeared several times in recent years as a start-up investor. For example, at the Berlin start-up Relayr, at Delivery Hero, or at the Upper Austrian electric battery start-up Kreisel Electric. According to "Wirtschaftscompass," Fritsch was also a shareholder and chairman of the supervisory board of the timber construction start-up Gropyus until 2021. In 2020, he wanted to take over the insolvent Indian airline Jet Airways. The 47-year-old Fritsch should not be confused with the namesake Florian Fritsch, owner of Welser Richter Pharma AG.

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