Extradited Austrian Banker Pleads Not Guilty to US Charges

Peter Weinzierl in 2009. — Peter Weinzierl in 2009.
Photographer: Ronald Zak/AP Photo

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By Patricia Hurtado and Jonathan Browning

May 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM UTC

Updated on

May 9, 2025 at 11:48 PM UTC

An Austrian banker pleaded not guilty to US charges that he conspired to launder hundreds of millions of dollars through the American financial system.

Peter Weinzierl, former chief executive officer of Anglo Austrian AAB Bank AG, entered his plea through his lawyer in Brooklyn, New York, on Friday after being extradited from the UK. He had fought being sent to the US for four years.