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Austrian ex-intelligence officer found guilty of Russia spying charges
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- Bethany Bell Vienna correspondent Reuters.
- A jury in Vienna found Ott, 63, guilty of having handed over information to Russian intelligence officers and to Jan Marsalek, the fugitive executive of collapsed German payments firm Wirecard.
- Ott, who denies the charges, was sentenced to four years and one month in prison.
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Bethany Bell Vienna correspondent Reuters. The spy scandal has revived fears that Austria remains a hotbed of Russian espionage activity Former intelligence official Egisto Ott has been found guilty of spying for Russia, in what has been dubbed Austria's biggest spy trial in years.
A jury in Vienna found Ott, 63, guilty of having handed over information to Russian intelligence officers and to Jan Marsalek, the fugitive executive of collapsed German payments firm Wirecard.
Ott, who denies the charges, was sentenced to four years and one month in prison. His lawyer has appealed against the verdict.
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