The Local Austria https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Austrian court unfreezes ambassador's accounts An Austrian court has unfrozen the bank accounts belonging to the wife of a top former US diplomat who was allegedly under investigation for money laundering, according to a statement from the couple's lawyer. https://www.thelocal.at/20140911/austrian-courts-unfreeze-ambassadors-accounts Thu, 11 Sep 2014 17:36:00 +0200 austrian-courts-unfreeze-ambassadors-accounts Diplomat investigated for money laundering A recent leak of court documents shows that US authorities suspect one of their own highest-ranking former diplomats, Zalmay Khalilzad, of money laundering through the Austrian bank accounts of his wife, Cheryl Benard. https://www.thelocal.at/20140907/former-diplomat-investigated-for-money-laundering Sun, 07 Sep 2014 16:23:00 +0200 former-diplomat-investigated-for-money-laundering Grave had been dug in failed murder plot After an international money laundering ring run by two Chechen families was busted by the Vienna State Criminal Investigation Department two weeks ago, members of the family clan swore they would get revenge on those who had dishonoured them. https://www.thelocal.at/20140806/grave-had-been-dug-in-failed-murder-plot Wed, 06 Aug 2014 12:40:00 +0200 grave-had-been-dug-in-failed-murder-plot