Former cable-car worker in Tyrol used stolen staff pass for free ski passes
A 31-year-old who previously worked for a mountain railway in Tyrol photocopied his employee free-pass card before leaving the job. Using this and an expired identity card, he obtained ski passes worth almost 4,000 euros.
Former cable-car worker in Tyrol used stolen staff pass for free ski passes
A 31-year-old man who previously worked for a Tyrolean mountain railway photocopied his employee free-pass card after leaving his job and used it to repeatedly obtain free daily passes. The damage amounts to nearly 4,000 euros. The case has now been tried in court.
The accused worked for a ski-lift operation in Tyrol. Before leaving his position, he made a photocopy of the internal free-pass entitlement that is granted to cable-car employees. Using this photocopy together with an expired identity card, he subsequently presented himself at the ticket office to be issued with daily passes for the slopes.
Through this method, the man was able to ski for free on a number of occasions over an extended period. The mountain railway suffered a financial loss of nearly 4,000 euros as a result. How long the fraudulent activities lasted and how often the 31-year-old used the forged documents is not apparent from the information available.
The former cable-car worker has now had to answer charges of suspected fraud and document forgery before the competent court in Tyrol. A verdict has not yet been announced in the reporting.
Source: Tiroler Tageszeitung
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