{"id":22008,"date":"2022-04-29T11:35:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T15:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=22008"},"modified":"2022-04-29T11:35:29","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T15:35:29","slug":"boris-becker-jailed-tennis-champion-sentenced-over-bankruptcy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2022\/04\/29\/boris-becker-jailed-tennis-champion-sentenced-over-bankruptcy\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris Becker jailed: Tennis champion sentenced over bankruptcy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has been jailed for two and a half years for hiding \u00a32.5m worth of assets and loans to avoid paying debts.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The 54-year-old six-time Grand Slam champion was found guilty of four charges under the Insolvency Act.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The case centred on Becker’s bankruptcy in June 2017 resulting from an unpaid loan of more than \u00a33m on his luxury estate in Mallorca, Spain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Judge Deborah Taylor said he had shown no remorse or acceptance of guilt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Sentencing, she told Becker: “You have… sought to distance yourself from your offending and your bankruptcy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“While I accept your humiliation as part of the proceedings, there has been no humility.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Earlier this month, after about two weeks hearing evidence, jurors found Becker guilty of removal of property, two counts of failing to disclose estate and concealing debt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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They acquitted him on a further 20 charges, including nine counts of failing to hand over his tennis trophies and medals, including two from Wimbledon.<\/p>\n

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

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