The tax scandal surrounding Alfons Schuhbeck is widening.
According to our editorial staff, the Munich I public prosecutor's office has now brought charges against the star chef for tax evasion.
Alfons Schuhbeck (72) has trouble with the tax authorities
The star chef is said to have evaded taxes in the millions
The Munich I public prosecutor's office has now brought charges against Schuhbeck
Munich - Alfons Schuhbeck is said to have defrauded the tax authorities by around two million euros.
In a raid more than two years ago, tax investigators are said to have become aware of irregularities in the 72-year-old's bookkeeping.
Two of the noble restaurants
Schuhbeck am Platzl
are therefore affected
: the
Südtiroler Stuben
and the
Orlando
.
At that time, Schuhbeck himself made the investigation public.
At the time he had stated that he would work very closely and openly with the authorities "to refute all allegations".
Munich: Star chef Alfons Schuhbeck is said to have tax debts
But now the numerous fans of the celebrity chef are threatened with a shock: If the results of the investigation by the tax investigators are confirmed, a prison sentence might even be considered.
Around ten years ago, the Federal Court of Justice decided that tax evasion should in principle be punished with imprisonment when it comes to more than one million euros.
According to information from our editors, this amount is only in the room for the Orlando.
The Südtiroler Stuben is supposed to be about a little more.
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The Munich district court must now decide whether and when the trial will take place.
If so, then insiders do not expect negotiations to start until next spring.
Schuhbeck himself could not be reached for a statement.
His two lawyers Sascha König and Markus Gotzens also did not comment on the ongoing proceedings.
It is not the first time that Schuhbeck has had trouble with the tax office.
In 1994 he was convicted of tax evasion and breach of trust.
At that time, the star chef received a year on probation in connection with the sale of capital investments and had to
pay a fine of 250,000 euros
.
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Schuhbeck's teatro in Riem is not affected by the tax incident
© People Picture / Jens Hartmann
And the 72-year-old also recently struggled with financial problems.
In July Schuhbeck had filed for bankruptcy for his upscale restaurants on Platzl and for his party service.
However, a group of investors saved a large part of the companies - and with them around three quarters of the total of 120 jobs.
The party service will be retained, as will the spice trade and the South Tyrolean parlors
, as insolvency administrator Max Liebig recently explained.
Schuhbeck himself should continue to play an important role in the company.
The teatro show in the Spiegelzelt in Riem is not affected by any of this - it is run by a separate company.
