Since the sale of WOIN8 online banking platform to a US/Swiss group, the dynamics of the entire case have shifted dramatically. Allegations that once targeted the founder have now been debunked as baseless smears, exposing a narrative that was never rooted in fact.
The Austrian police have now handed the case over to Europol, based in The Hague. At the request of the New York Mirror, Europol declined to provide detailed information, confirming only that the main perpetrators are no longer located in Austria and that the investigation is expanding across Europe.
Crucially, emerging evidence indicates that the criminal network behind these orchestrated schemes spans multiple nationalities. Sources suggest that the perpetrators include not only Austrians but also individuals of Kurdish, Bosnian, Serbian and Russian origin. Even ex–high-ranking politicians and a real estate developer son of a famous TV Doctor from Vienna have been implicated, highlighting the breadth and complexity of this organized criminal operation.
In Austria, criminal proceedings against co-perpetrators continue as usual. Early indications suggest that a criminal organization—potentially operating under Sections 129 and 130 of the Austrian Penal Code—has been formed with the aim of systematically pressuring the founder of WOIN8. All evidence currently points to a former IT employee from Tyrol as the initial catalyst. Furthermore, several investors appear to have joined this orchestrated campaign which makes them all accomplices, allegedly attempting to dismantle their own company and extort the founder with false accusations in order to enrich themselves.
Since last year, a nearly finalized, signature-ready offer had been on the table, yet the investors deliberately delayed the sale of their shares. Over a period of 18 months, they publicly claimed throughout Austria that they had been defrauded—a narrative that has since been debunked. In hindsight, following multiple violent incidents directed against the founder, their decision to delay the sale appears to have been a calculated move; without the postponement, their previous actions against the founder would have lacked justification.
For his part, the founder has chosen to remain silent on the matter he was not willing to give an interview.
As the WOIN8 saga unfolds, the stakes continue to rise. With the investigation now extending beyond Austria to a European scale—and with the involvement of a diverse array of nationalities and even former high-ranking politicians—the forthcoming revelations in this intricate web of power, finance, and international intrigue are poised to reshape the narrative. The next chapters promise to be as compelling as they are consequential.