Authorities are investigating ex-chief lawyers for gold and mask deals

Opera Tower in Frankfurt

Publity AG resides on the upper floors. The company has turned on the Bafin.

(Photo: Publity AG)

Berlin The search for the suspect led to the Attorney General of all places. At the end of July, police officers suddenly stood in front of the Leipzig property of Germany’s highest prosecutor. Some passers-by may have suspected an official dispute. But the officials quickly disappeared into a wing of the building that was empty.

A sign on the mailbox and on the bell in front of the building indicated the real estate group Publity AG. The raid in the morning was aimed at the former chief lawyer of Publity, who used to have his headquarters there. The Munich 1 public prosecutor is investigating Wolfgang Kurth* and two alleged accomplices on suspicion of gang and commercial fraud.

As the authorities confirmed to the Handelsblatt, they took one of the accused into custody because of the risk of absconding. The public prosecutor does not see a connection between the allegations of fraud against Kurth and his work for Publity.

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