The former AfD boss Frauke Petry has been found guilty of subsidy fraud, breach of trust and tax evasion. The Leipzig district court sentenced the 46-year-old to a fine of 9,000 euros on Tuesday. The proceedings concerned funding that Petry had applied for in 2014 to advise her company at the time. In reality, however, she is said to have used the money to settle bills that had accrued in the process of her personal bankruptcy.
Leipzig - Petry, who holds a doctorate in chemistry, was the managing director of a company that sold a mixture to protect against flat tires.
Petry developed the product together with her mother, who is also a chemist.
But the company ran into problems in the highly competitive automotive supplier market, had to file for bankruptcy once and then started again with new shareholders.
Petry himself had to file for personal bankruptcy.
Your advisor at the time started the process with an advertisement.
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