Boris Becker sentenced to two and a half years in prison

Created: 04/29/2022, 17:27

Barbara and Boris Becker follow the opening singles during the Davis Cup encounter between Germany and South Africa.

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Former tennis star Boris Becker from Leimen in northern Baden has to go to prison.

A court in London sentenced the three-time Wimbledon winner to two and a half years in prison, of which he must serve at least half.

The former exceptional athlete had not disclosed assets worth more than one million euros in his insolvency proceedings.

London/Leimen – A jury found Becker guilty of several charges three weeks ago.

The 54-year-old had denied the allegations.

He can appeal against the judgment.

The lay judges at London's Southwark Crown Court had found that Becker had concealed ownership of a property in his hometown of Leimen, illegally transferred large sums to other accounts and concealed shares in an artificial intelligence company and a loan debt.

Becker, who lives in London, was declared bankrupt in 2017.

He then had to disclose his assets to the insolvency administrators - but according to the court, he left out important parts.

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The three-time Wimbledon winner had collected around 25 million US dollars in prize money during his career and, according to his own estimates, earned around the same amount from advertising.

However, he ran into financial problems.

Becker blamed the expensive divorce from ex-wife Barbara and high maintenance costs for daughter Anna Ermakowa in court.

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