EFE
La nightmare in which he lives immersed Boris Becker since 2017, when he filed for bankruptcy, is far from over. He British Insolvency Service now accuses the winner of six grand slam of hiding 1.3 million euros and various properties.
The former German tennis player, 52, I made about 25 million euros on the slopes but ended up accumulating a “historical debt” ordering him to turn over any possessions of value to a trustee, who in turn could sell the items to help satisfy the debt. It is a common practice in bankruptcy cases.
In this way, Becker raised about 765,000 euros, a figure clearly insufficient to pay his debts, so Prosecutors have gone ahead with criminal charges in a new 28-count indictment.
Becker has now been accused by the British Insolvency Service of having hidden several assets, including a flat in the luxurious London neighborhood of Chelsea, two properties in Germany and € 1.3 million cash.
Adems, Becker did not hand over the trophy for his first Wimbledon win in 1985, when he became the youngest male champion at the All England Club at the age of 17. The former world No. 1 is also accused of hiding the 1989 Wimbledon trophy and his 1991 and 1996 Australian Open trophies.
It is for these charges that the former tennis player could be sentenced to up to seven years in prison.
In 2018, in an almost desperate attempt, Becker claimed to have a diplomatic passport from the Central African Republic to give him immunity in his bankruptcy case in the United Kingdom but the authorities of that country assured that it was a false document.
The German former coach of Novak Djokovic, appeared yesterday for just 45 minutes at the Southwark Crown Court in London, pleading not guilty to the charges against him. against him “, assured his lawyer, Jonathan Caplan. The trial has been set for September 2021.
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