Boris Becker

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Tennis player 'acted dishonestly', court told (unknown)

The former tennis star, who was declared bankrupt in 2017, faces 24 charges under the Insolvency Act.

Boris Becker ‘played’ bankruptcy system, jury hears (unknown)

Grand slam winner charged with 24 counts relating to concealing assets such as property, trophies and medals.

Judge Deborah Taylor told the jury that Becker speaks English but may need help with “technical vocabulary such as legal concepts”. Becker, 54, is accused of hiding properties in Germany and England, shares and more than €2.07m (£1.7m), including €1.14m from the sale of a car dealership. That is what we say is at the heart of this case”.

Former tennis champion accused of failing to hand over trophies to settle debts (unknown)

The German tennis champion was declared bankrupt in 2017 and is facing a three-week trial where he denies 24 charges, including nine counts of failing to ...

He is also charged with five counts of failing to disclose estate, including properties in Germany and London, shares and a bank account, two of removal of property amounting to more than £400,000 and one of concealing almost £700,000 of debt. The charges include nine counts of failing to deliver trophies and other awards and seven counts of concealing property totalling more than €1.5 million. The former world number one tennis player Boris Becker is on trial accused of concealing funds and failing to hand over his trophies to settle debts after he was declared bankrupt five years ago.

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Jury told to ignore six-time Grand Slam champion Boris Becker's ... (The Irish Times)

He faces trial accused of failing to hand over his trophies and medals to settle debts.

He is also charged with five counts of failing to disclose estate, including the properties in Germany and London, shares and a bank account, two of removal of property amounting to almost €500,000 and one of concealing €825,000 of debt. A jury has been told to ignore six-time Grand Slam tennis champion Boris Becker’s celebrity as he faces trial accused of failing to hand over his trophies to settle debts. He faces trial accused of failing to hand over his trophies and medals to settle debts

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Boris Becker 'deliberately keeping trophies that made him a star ... (Irish Examiner)

The six-time Grand Slam champion, 54, was declared bankrupt in June 2017 over a £3.5 million loan from private bank Arbuthnot Latham for a property in Mallorca, ...

He denies 24 offences under the Insolvency Act, including nine counts of failing to hand over trophies and other awards, seven of concealing property, five of failing to disclose estate, two of removal of property and one of concealing debt. He claimed the missing trophies are “not of significant value” or “great interest” to him and that “items were in various locations around the world”, the jury was told. Becker, a former world number one, told trustees tasked with securing his assets that one of his Wimbledon titles was in the Tennis Hall of Fame in Rhode Island, another was with the German tennis federation, while the third was given to his mother, the court heard.

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