Former tennis champion Boris Becker went on trial Monday in London for allegedly concealing belongings — together with 9 trophies — from chapter trustees and dodging his legal responsibility to expose monetary data to settle his money owed.
Prosecutors stated Becker, 54, “acted dishonestly” when he concealed or failed at hand over property prior to and after he was once declared bankrupt in June 2017. He’s on trial charged with 24 counts underneath insolvency regulations.
Prosecutor Rebecca Chalkley stated the property come with trophies such because the 1985 and 1989 Wimbledon males’s singles identify, his Australian Open trophies from 1991 and 1996 and his 1992 Olympic gold medal.
Becker is accused of concealing 1.13 million euros ($1.25 million) from the sale of a Mercedes automotive dealership he owned in Germany. He additionally allegedly did not claim two German homes and concealed a 825,000-euro financial institution mortgage.
Becker, who’s on bail, denies all fees.
“It’s the prosecution case … that during more than a few techniques he successfully concealed from, or made unavailable to, the ones accountable for figuring out the property,” Chaulkley stated. “The prosecution say Mr. Becker did this each prior to and after the date of his chapter settlement by way of no longer disclosing, no longer offering, or handing over up, or taking away property or issues of price.”
Becker sat within the dock Monday subsequent to a German translator. The previous international No. 1 and six-time Grand Slam champion gathered 49 singles titles out of 77 finals all over his 16 years as a certified tennis participant.
The trial is anticipated to closing for a number of weeks.
