{"id":17730,"date":"2020-10-23T01:34:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T05:34:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=17730"},"modified":"2020-10-23T01:41:10","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T05:41:10","slug":"boris-becker-accused-of-not-handing-over-tennis-trophies-to-pay-debts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2020\/10\/23\/boris-becker-accused-of-not-handing-over-tennis-trophies-to-pay-debts\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris Becker accused of not handing over tennis trophies to pay debts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ex-tennis champion Boris Becker has appeared in court accused of failing to hand over trophies from his playing days so they could be sold to pay debts.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The three-time Wimbledon winner was declared bankrupt in 2017 over money owed to a bank.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He is accused of not complying with obligations to disclose information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Becker denied all 28 charges against him at a Southwark Crown Court hearing in London on Thursday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The 28-count indictment includes mention of his 1985 All England Club trophy, his 1989 silverware from the same tournament, and his Australian Open trophies from 1991 and 1996.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Boris Becker was the youngest ever Wimbledon men’s singles champion, aged 17<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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The 52-year-old German national is also accused of concealing more than \u00a31m held in bank accounts, in addition to property in the UK and abroad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The court heard that he failed to declare his property interest in an address in Chelsea, south-west London, with similar charges for two properties in his home town of Leimen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Becker is also accused of removing hundreds of thousands of pounds by transferring it to other accounts, including to former wife Barbara Becker, and estranged wife Sharlely “Lilly” Becker.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It is also alleged he hid his holding of shares in a firm called Breaking Data Corp.<\/p>\n

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Mr Becker was released on bail ahead of his trial next September, which is set to last up to four weeks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Prosecutor Rebecca Chalkley said the retired sportsman and television presenter may face further charges at a later date.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Defence counsel Jonathan Caplan said: “He (Mr Becker) is determined to face and contest these charges and restore his reputation in relation to the allegations made against him.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The former world number one and six-time Grand Slam champion collected 49 singles titles out of 77 finals during his 16 years as a professional tennis player.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He was picked to enter the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2003, and has been a commentator on the BBC and at tennis tournaments around the world.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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