New suspicion in the Schlesinger scandal - luxury London trip at the expense of the fee payers?
Created: 08/11/2022, 02:00 p.m
By: Bedrettin Bölükbasi
Patricia Schlesinger, Director General of Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (RBB), stands in front of the photographers after the RBB Broadcasting Council meeting.
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A new detail has now emerged about the scandal surrounding ex-RBB director Schlesinger.
RBB could also have paid for a luxury trip to London.
Munich – infidelity and acceptance of benefits – these are the allegations against ex-RBB director Patricia Schlesinger.
The talk is of luxury furnishings for her office, business lunches that are billed for work and lucrative jobs for her husband.
The public prosecutor's office has now started investigations.
Now a new detail could put Schlesinger under additional pressure.
According to a report by the online media company
Business Insider
, there is a suspicion that a luxury trip from Schlesinger to London could also have been paid for by RBB.
The report refers to the e-mail traffic of the ex-RBB director.
Schlesinger scandal: luxury ball in London with husband and friends – paid by RBB?
It's about the "Sheriffs Ball" 2021 in the British capital London.
The ball will be hosted by the city's two sheriffs, who will welcome around 400 people from all over the world to the ball in the historic Guildhall town hall.
Schlesinger is also said to have participated.
According to Business Insider
, she was greeted
by the so-called "Gatsby Girls".
A cabaret program as well as champagne cocktails and canapés were also part of the evening.
A ticket for the exclusive party costs around 250 pounds (296 euros).
Now, in the midst of the investigation into Schlesinger, the question arises as to who paid for the luxury trip.
In fact, this trip could also have been made at the expense of the fee payers, according to
the email traffic, according to
Business Insider .
An email with a request to pay the price of the ticket for the "Sheriff's Ball" ended up in the director's office.
However, it is unclear whether this actually happened.
The ex-RBB director apparently also took her husband and friends on the trip.
The trip was organized by office workers, as reported by
Business Insider
.
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