Tag: Occupational field of law and legal services
Tax attorney Hanno Berger has to go to prison for many years
Hanno Berger The 72-year-old has had a deep fall. He was once one of the most renowned tax lawyers. Now he has been sentenced to the highest prison sentence to…
Markus Braun’s defender wants to have the proceedings suspended
Markus Braun with Alfred Dierlamm (l.) The defense attorney for the former Wirecard CEO complained about the alleged prejudice of his accused in the past few months. (Photo: dpa) Munich…
Markus Braun’s defender wants to have the proceedings suspended
Markus Braun on Monday The defense attorney for the former Wirecard CEO complained about the alleged prejudice of his accused in the past few months. (Photo: Reuters) Munich The defense…
Markus Braun’s defender wants to have the proceedings suspended
Markus Braun on Monday The defense attorney for the former Wirecard CEO complained about the alleged prejudice of his accused in the past few months. (Photo: Reuters) Munich Former Wirecard…
This is the judge who judges Braun and the Wirecard managers
Judge Markus Foedisch The 48-year-old has only been the presiding judge at the district court since 2020. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf In March 2021, judge Markus Födisch sent a man to…
This is the judge who judges Braun and the Wirecard managers
Judge Markus Foedisch The 48-year-old has only been the presiding judge at the district court since 2020. (Photo: Reuters) Dusseldorf In March 2021, judge Markus Födisch sent a man to…
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…
Raid on relatives of Hanno Berger
Tax attorney Hanno Berger Berger faces 15 years in prison for his role in cum-ex deals. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Hanno Berger is considered the most important head in Germany’s biggest…
Publishing legacy has to go back to prison after BGH decision
Alexander Falk (centre) in the criminal proceedings before the Frankfurt Regional Court The publishing heir will soon be back in prison and serving the remainder of his four and a…
US Justice Department wants to get rid of special auditors for Trump documents
donald trump The ex-president has to answer in court for storing secret documents in his Mar-a-Lago estate. (Photo: AP) Washington In the legal tug of war over documents confiscated from…
Federal government wants to ban cash payments when buying a house
property Houses and apartments are a popular means of money laundering because they can be paid for in cash in Germany. (Photo: IMAGO/Silas Stein) Berlin The federal government wants to…
Cum-Ex: The Showdown in Court
Dusseldorf Benjamin Frey’s statements fill several hundred pages in the files of the Cologne public prosecutor’s office. The business lawyer testified for hours, for days. He confirmed everything that his…
The cum-ex master and his foster son
Dusseldorf It’s going to be a showdown. Hanno Berger and Benjamin Frey were once close partners. Today Berger calls his former foster son a traitor. Frey speaks of Berger as…
Cologne public prosecutor takes back millions from Lehman
A former Lehman employee vacates his office in London on September 15, 2008 The investment bank, which was wound up years ago, is just one of many involved in the…
Hanno Berger must not receive a penalty discount
Hanno Berger The defendant tax attorney Hanno Berger talks to his attorney. (Photo: Reuters) Bizarre scenes take place in the district court of Bonn. The defenders of the accused tax…
The accused Hanno Berger writhes
Hanno Berger at the start of the trial in Wiesbaden The lawyer was trying to clarify after the confession from the previous day. (Photo: dpa) Bonn, Dusseldorf Actually, only documents…
Hanno Berger makes a confession
Cum-Ex Process Hanno Berger is accused of three cases of particularly serious tax evasion. (Photo: dpa) Bonn “You could have seen it differently,” said Hanno Berger. “I just had a…
Hanno Berger makes a partial confession
Cum-Ex trial against Hanno Berger In the Bonn criminal trial, Berger is accused of three particularly serious tax evasion cases between 2007 and 2013. The accused is said to have…
Hanno Berger makes a partial confession
Cum-Ex trial against Hanno Berger In the Bonn criminal trial, Berger is accused of three particularly serious tax evasion cases between 2007 and 2013. The accused is said to have…
In the Cum-Ex tax scandal, everything points to a confession by Hanno Berger. The court also expects a million-dollar payment. But there is a problem.
Hanno Berger in court The tax lawyer Hanno Berger earned millions with cum-ex deals. He now faces up to 15 years in prison. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Hanno Berger wasn’t there…