Tag: criminal trial
Markus Braun’s lawyer starts a large-scale initiative
Wirecard process Ex-Wirecard CEO Markus Braun (centre) has been in custody for almost three years. His main defense attorney is Alfred Dierlamm (left), one of the best-known criminal lawyers in…
Swiss Re prevails against ex-Wirecard boss Markus Braun
Markus Brown Ex-Wirecard CEO Markus Braun has been in custody for almost three years. His main defense attorney is Alfred Dierlamm (right), one of the best-known criminal lawyers in this…
Former Freshfields star attorney to stand trial in September
Freshfields headquarters in Frankfurt’s Park Tower Along with Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance and Linklaters, Freshfields is one of only four law firms in the industry’s so-called magic circle. (Photo:…
Ex-Warburg boss Olearius must be in the dock from September
Private bank MM Warburg in Hamburg No money house is so in focus in the cum-ex scandal. With the trial of Christian Olearius, the work-up goes into the next round.…
Six years in prison for corrupt chief prosecutor
Alexander Badle The affair has been shaking the Hessian judiciary since the summer of 2020. (Image: dpa) Dusseldorf The Frankfurt Regional Court sentenced the former senior public prosecutor Alexander Badle…
Deadline for Rupert Stadler
Rupert Stadler The former Audi boss will soon have to decide whether to make a confession. (Photo: dpa) Munich, Dusseldorf In the process of exhaust gas fraud at the VW…
Ex-Audi top manager Hatz makes comprehensive confession
Wolfgang Hatz (centre) in court in September 2020 The former head of aggregate development at Audi could bring about a turnaround in the process. (Photo: dpa) Munich, Dusseldorf It is…
Fund manager and 2 Warburg bankers in court
District Court of Bonn In addition to the Varengold business, the charges against the four Duet managers include eight US funds with which cum-ex deals were to be made in…
Attorney General charges jailed banker
Fortis Bank Insiders assign the Belgian-Dutch financial group a central role in the cum-ex scandal. (Photo: 𧋴Px Unreleased Plus/Getty Images) Dusseldorf Tall, well dressed and always exceedingly polite. Former colleagues…
Munich judiciary groans under lawsuits
Markus Brown After the Wirecard scandal, the former CEO has to answer in court. (Photo: AFP/Getty Images) Cologne On June 25, 2020, Wirecard AG filed for insolvency – shortly afterwards…
Former board members have to go to court again because of works council wages
Dusseldorf The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has lifted the acquittals for two former Volkswagen Group board members and two other former VW HR managers. The case is about possible…
First convicted ex-top banker from MM Warburg has to serve a prison sentence
MM Warburg & Co., involved in the Cum-Ex scandal The convict was part of the private bank. (Photo: IMAGO/Hanno Bode) Dusseldorf A long, successful career ends behind bars. More than…
Markus Braun meets the man who put him in prison
Markus Braun (center) and his defenders Alfred Dierlamm (left) and Nico Werning Munich, Dusseldorf The process of the century begins with a considerable delay. At the planned start at 9…
Start of the trial before the Munich Regional Court against the former Wirecard boss Markus Braun.
Markus Brown Markus Braun headed Wirecard for almost two decades and cultivated the image of a visionary. Now a criminal court has to clarify whether he acted extremely naively or…
Start of the trial before the Munich Regional Court against the former Wirecard boss Markus Braun.
Markus Brown Markus Braun headed Wirecard for almost two decades and cultivated the image of a visionary. Now a criminal court has to clarify whether he acted extremely naively or…
Prosecutors are demanding nine years in prison for Hanno Berger
Hanno Berger (middle) During a break in the proceedings before the Bonn Regional Court, the tax lawyer is talking to two of his criminal defense lawyers. Since April he has…
Court sentenced Alfons Schuhbeck to three years and two months in prison
Alfons Schuhbeck in court on Thursday The public prosecutor’s office had accused the star chef of suspected tax evasion in the millions. (Photo: dpa) Munich Alfons Schuhbeck stood alone in…
Star chef threatens jail time – he remains silent
Alfons Schuhbeck (centre) in court with his defense attorneys The public prosecutor accuses the star chef of tax evasion in the millions. (Photo: dpa) Munich Alfons Schuhbeck walked in his…
Allegations against the ex-Wirecard boss
Markus Brown The long-standing Wirecard CEO Markus Braun has been in custody since July 2020. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf, Berlin As a person who generally could not distinguish between desire and…
Prosecutors want long prison sentences for Maple bankers
Maple Bank lettering The process of so-called cum-ex share deals from the now insolvent Maple Bank has been underway since May 2021. (Photo: dpa) Cologne The investigators estimate the damage…