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Alfons Schuhbeck: The cook has trouble with the judiciary
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The Munich I district court has approved the charges against the well-known chef Alfons Schuhbeck.
A spokesman for the court confirmed media reports that the 73-year-old had to go to court on charges of tax evasion.
Schuhbeck's lawyer Sascha König has so far not wanted to comment on the opening of the main proceedings to the dpa news agency.
Schuhbeck had not wanted to say anything about the indictment last year.
Three years ago, the investigations by the Munich I public prosecutor's office into suspected tax evasion against Schuhbeck became known.
In this context, his business premises were also searched.
"I will work very closely and very openly with the authorities to refute all allegations," the chef said at the time.
He is "answering the authorities on all questions".
According to the court, it is still unclear when the trial will begin.
According to reports, it should go to a tax evasion in the millions.
The "Süddeutsche Zeitung" writes that the 73-year-old "is said to have cheated the tax authorities by almost 2.4 million euros in income, sales and trade tax".
In the event of a conviction for tax evasion of such an amount, Schuhbeck would very likely have to go to prison.
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