Boris Becker sentenced to two and a half years in prison for bankruptcy offences
Tennis great Boris Becker was sentenced by a London court to two and a half years in prison on Friday for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after having declared bankrupt.
EURONEWS: Tennis great Boris Becker was sentenced by a London court to two and a half years in prison on Friday for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after having declared bankrupt.
The 54-year-old German was found to have transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds after his June 2017 bankruptcy from his business account to other accounts, including those of his ex-wife Barbara and estranged wife Sharlely “Lilly” Becker.
Becker was also convicted of failing to declare a property in Germany and hiding an €825,000 bank loan and shares in a tech firm.