The tax lawyer Hanno Berger is in custody and is looking forward to a possibly long prison sentence. This is also due to the statements of a former law firm partner.
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Bonn The witness does not look at the accused. It is shortly after ten o’clock when Benjamin Frey (name changed) enters Room S 0.11 of the Bonn Regional Court, flanked by his defense attorneys Alfred Dierlamm and Tido Park.
As soon as the slim 50-year-old appears in the room in his slim-fitting dark suit, Hanno Berger has his sights set on him. Berger constantly stares at his former foster son. But he only looks straight ahead.
The two met in 2001 at the international law firm Sherman & Sterling. Berger was already a star lawyer, Frey a beginner. Together they moved to another law firm, and in 2010 they became self-employed.
They made millions from cum-ex deals. Those involved had taxes refunded that they had not paid at all. Frey about her self-assessment at the time: “We thought we were the greatest.”
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