Erstes Interview! Boris Becker spricht unter Tränen über Knast-Aufenthalt

Dec 21, 2022 | Mit emotionalen Worten hat Ex-Tennisstar Boris Becker (55) von seiner Zeit in Haft berichtet. Immer wieder von Tränen und Momenten der Rührung unterbrochen, schildert der Wimbledon-Held auch zwei lebensgefährliche Situationen hinter Gittern. BILD begleitete das Gespräch am Dienstagabend live. Hier gibt es den Ticker zum Nachlesen.

Is There a Place in Tennis for Ex-star Boris Becker after His Release from Jail? | DW News

Dec 17, 2022 | The German tennis star Boris Becker has been freed from a British prison and is now expected to be deported from the country. In April this year, Becker was jailed for two years and six months for hiding hundreds of thousands of pounds of assets after he was declared bankrupt. The 55-year-old was originally required to serve at least 15 months but has reportedly now received an early release.

Boris Becker Moved to Prison for Foreigners in Sign He Will Be Deported

THE GUARDIAN: Ex-tennis champion convicted of hiding assets after bankruptcy transferred to HMP Huntercombe

Boris Becker has reportedly been transferred to a prison used to detain foreign criminals, indicating he will be deported from the UK at the end of his sentence.

According to the Times, Becker’s lawyer told journalists in Berlin that he had been transferred to HMP Huntercombe in Oxfordshire.

The former world No 1 tennis player had been detained at Wandsworth prison, a category B prison, after he was jailed for two and a half years for concealing £2.5m of assets to avoid paying money he owed after his bankruptcy. He will serve half of the sentence.

The German, 54, has lived in the UK since 2012 but is understood not to have British citizenship. » | Jamie Grierson | Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Boris Becker Could Face Deportation from UK, Home Office Confirms

THE GUARDIAN: Ex-tennis star may have to represent himself in potential case that could set post-Brexit legal precedent

Boris Becker was jailed for two years and six months for hiding assets after being made bankrupt. Photograph: Alastair Grant/AP
Boris Becker will be considered for deportation, the Home Office has confirmed, as experts said the potential battle could set a legal precedent and Becker may have to represent himself in court if he wants to remain in the UK.

Last week, the former tennis star was jailed for two years and six months for hiding millions of pounds’ worth of assets after being made bankrupt in June 2017. Becker, sentenced under the Insolvency Act, will serve half the full prison term.

A Home Office spokesperson said that while it did not routinely comment on individual cases, “any foreign national who is convicted of a crime and given a prison sentence is considered for deportation at the earliest opportunity”. » | Amelia Hill and Rajeev Syal | Thursday, May 5, 2022

Boris Becker Jailed for Two Years for Hiding Assets after Bankruptcy

THE GUARDIAN: Former tennis star found guilty of four charges by a jury at Southwark crown court earlier this month

Boris Becker was worth about £38m in his heyday in prize money and sponsorship deals.Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA
Boris Becker has been jailed for two years and six months for hiding millions of pounds’ worth of assets after being made bankrupt in June 2017.

Sentencing Becker on Friday, the judge, Deborah Taylor, said: “I take into account what has been described as your ‘fall from grace'. You have lost your career and reputation and all of your property as a result of your bankruptcy.”

But she added: “You have not shown remorse, acceptance of your guilt and have sought to distance yourself from your offending and your bankruptcy. While I accept your humiliation as part of the proceedings, there has been no humility.”

The former tennis star, sentenced under the Insolvency Act, will serve half the full prison term. He was found guilty of four charges by a jury at Southwark crown court this month but acquitted of a further 20 counts relating to his 2017 bankruptcy. He had faced a maximum prison sentence of seven years. » | Amelia Hill | Friday, April 29, 2022

Boris Becker in London zu zweieinhalb Jahren Haft verurteilt: Schicksalstag für eine Tennis-Legende: Boris Becker ist wegen seiner Insolvenzstraftaten zu zweieinhalb Jahren Haft verurteilt worden. Das entschied ein Gericht in London am Freitag. »

Tennis : Boris Becker condamné à deux ans et demi de prison : L'ancienne star de tennis a notamment été déclarée coupable notamment d'avoir caché 2,5 millions de livres sterling. »

Boris Becker Sentenced to Two and a Half Years for Hiding Assets in Bankruptcy: The former tennis champion was found guilty by a London court on charges related to his 2017 insolvency. »

Wie aus dem Märchen ein Drama wurde: Wimbledon 1985 wirkt bis heute. Doch die Haftstrafe für Boris Becker zeigt die Tragik seines Lebens. Auf dem Platz überstrahlten seine Stärken oft seine Schwächen. Nach der Karriere ist es andersherum. »

Boris Becker Guilty of Four Charges under Insolvency Act

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BBC: Ex-tennis star Boris Becker has been found guilty of four charges under the Insolvency Act relating to his 2017 bankruptcy.

The former world number one was accused of hiding millions of pounds worth of assets to avoid paying his debts.

He was declared bankrupt in June 2017 over an unpaid loan of more than £3m on his estate in Mallorca, Spain.

Becker, 54, was acquitted of a further 20 charges at London's Southwark Crown Court on Friday.

He was cleared of nine counts of failing to hand over trophies and medals from his tennis career, including two Wimbledon men's singles trophies.

The six-time Grand Slam champion told reporters outside court he would not be commenting on the verdict.

He was found guilty of transferring hundreds of thousands of pounds from his business account after his bankruptcy, failing to declare a property in Germany, and concealing €825,000 of debt.

He could face a jail sentence carrying a maximum term of seven years for each count. » | BBC | Friday, April 8, 2022