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Peter Feldmann (SPD), former mayor of Frankfurt
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In the corruption trial against the mayor of Frankfurt am Main, Peter Feldmann (SPD), who has since been voted out, the public prosecutor's office has demanded a fine.
In her plea to the Frankfurt district court on Wednesday, she spoke out in favor of ordering Feldmann to pay 31,500 euros for accepting an advantage.
The background to the process is an affair about excessive salaries and allegations of fraud at the Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO).
According to the indictment, Feldmann's former partner and later wife is said to have received too much money and a company car as the head of a daycare center.
The employment relationship is said to have been closed from 2014 due to his position as mayor.
In the 2018 election campaign, the Frankfurt AWO is said to have helped the 64-year-old by raising donations.
In return, Feldmann is said to have tacitly agreed with the person in charge of the district association at the time that the interests of the Frankfurt AWO should be »benevolently« taken into account when he held office.
Feldmann was voted out of office in a referendum in November.
In March, a new mayor will be elected in the Hessian metropolis.
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