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Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht: Passport blocked after hotel trial in Austria
Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht is waiting for his passport after a fraud trial in Austria after he failed to pay a hotel bill.
Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht: Passport blocked after hotel trial in Austria
The colorful everyday life of Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht has gathered some dark clouds in the last few months. The actor and musician is currently in Austria involved in a serious fraud case resulting from an unpaid hotel bill. As pz-news.de reports, he is not allowed to leave the country for the time being while the responsible judge decides on the existing requirements.
The story begins on the occasion of his 30th birthday party in a four-star hotel in Tyrol, where he racked up a bill of almost 14,000 euros in 2021. Only after much back and forth, which also included his arrest at Hamburg airport in June of this year, was this score settled. The hotelier Wilhelm Steindl had previously sued after no payment was made despite repeated payment requests and an installment payment agreement. The trial ultimately ended with a fine of 18,000 euros, which means that Ochsenknecht was not convicted and he has no entry in the criminal record, as zdf.de reports.
The requirements and the current status
Although Ochsenknecht has now been released from prison as a result of the proceedings, the conditions are still strict. He currently lives with his sister Cheyenne in Styria and still has to wait for his passport. The matter will not be considered fully closed until the fine is paid in installments and the court closes the proceedings. According to reports, his ex-girlfriend Yeliz Koc took over the payment of the outstanding hotel bill, which is another colorful aspect of his current situation.
According to a report from spiegel.de he was put out for international search in November 2024 and only on July 8th Delivered to Austria in 2025, which took a full eight days. For Ochsenknecht, his time in prison was not only a challenge, but also a phase of reflection, as he himself explained on his social media.
Given the circumstances surrounding him, it remains to be seen how the situation will develop for the young artist. It will certainly be exciting for his fans and the public to see whether Jimi Blue Ochsenknecht can soon be released back into the wild or whether he will have to spend the rest of his time in Austria under certain conditions.