Tag: economic crime
EU considers banning Huawei on 5G rollout
5G expansion The EU wants to exclude some companies that are considered high-risk from the 5G expansion. (Photo: AP) Bangalore According to a newspaper report, the European Union (EU) is…
Hanno Berger sentenced to more than eight years in prison in the Cum-Ex trial
Hanno Berger in Wiesbaden In the second cum-ex trial against former tax attorney Hanno Berger, the Wiesbaden district court imposed a prison sentence of eight years and three months. (Photo:…
“Law firms are lagging behind when it comes to compliance”
Professor Lucia Sommerer In an interview, the legal scholar speaks about the convicted lawyer Hanno Berger. (Photo: Private) Cologne Lucia Sommerer is a German-American legal scholar with a research focus…
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:…
Fraunhofer researchers cooperate with Huawei – traffic light politicians fear espionage
Headquarters of the Fraunhofer Society in Munich In some areas, the researchers are collaborating with Huawei. German politicians see this as a risk. (Photo: imago/Ralph Peters) Berlin Europe’s leading organization…
Adani shares recover after Hindenburg short attack
Gautam Adani The Indian billionaire gets support from a court in his dispute with a short seller. (Photo: IMAGO/NurPhoto) Dusseldorf Shares in the Indian conglomerate Adani Group are currently experiencing…
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.…
Many ex-board members and a billion dollar scandal
Dusseldorf NRW-Landesbank WestLB has been history for eleven years. Devastating management failures contributed to its downfall. The institute was also involved in illegal cum-ex transactions. The Latin term describes stock…
Court sentences London stock exchange trader to suspended sentence
London skyline A London stock trader has been convicted in the cum-ex scandal. (Photo: dpa) Cologne The Bonn district court sentenced fund manager S. from England on Tuesday for aiding…
Continental and Vitesco continue to argue about the cost of the diesel scandal
Continental The Dax supplier has already spent large sums on the processing of the diesel scandal. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf According to information from the Handelsblatt, Continental and the now independent…
What bosses and employees need to know about the new whistleblower law
whistleblower The new Whistleblower Protection Act has been passed – it does not guarantee anonymity to those who point out abuses at their employer. (Photo: mauritius images / Daniel Beckemeier…
Dispute between Axel Springer and Julian Reichelt escalates
Julian Reichelt in January 2020 The former “Bild” editor-in-chief is in a legal dispute with his ex-employer Axel Springer. (Photo: imago images/Jörg Schüler) Dusseldorf, Berlin The affair surrounding the former…
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…
New chapter in the battle of Wall Street greats
Carl Icahn With his company Icahn Enterprises (IEP), the activist investor is otherwise driving other corporations in front of him. (Photo: NBCUniversal/Getty Images) new York Aggressive short sellers, activist investors,…
Public prosecutor’s office investigates the star investor’s group
Carl Icahn The activist investor is considered one of the most influential men on Wall Street. (Photo: Bloomberg) Dusseldorf In the US, federal prosecutors have launched an investigation into Icahn…
Prosecutors are investigating against the star investor’s group
Carl Icahn The activist investor is considered one of the most influential men on Wall Street. (Photo: Bloomberg) Dusseldorf In the US, federal prosecutors have launched an investigation into Icahn…
Controversial deals with Siemens technology in Myanmar
Bangkok It sounded like an unproblematic order in an important growth market. In the summer of 2021, Siemens delivered components for harbor cranes to the Indian coastal city of Mundra…
The federal and state governments agree in the whistleblower dispute
Marco Buschmann (FDP) The Federal Minister of Justice, together with the Hessian Minister of Justice, headed the working group that was supposed to resolve the differences. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In…
Onecoin – Prosecutors file charges against ex-husband of “cryptoqueen”
crypto mining “Cryptoqueen” Ruja Ignatova promised to replace the famous Bitcoin with her cryptocurrency Onecoin. She collected money – then she disappeared. Now her ex-husband has been charged in Germany.…
Former EY employee is said to have demanded sex for authority internals
Building of the auditing company EY Charges have been brought against a former manager of the audit firm. He is said to have betrayed internal information from the Federal Ministry…