{"id":77720,"date":"2022-04-30T13:52:05","date_gmt":"2022-04-30T13:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=77720"},"modified":"2022-04-30T13:52:05","modified_gmt":"2022-04-30T13:52:05","slug":"boris-becker-gets-2-1-2-years-in-prison-for-bankruptcy-offenses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/?p=77720","title":{"rendered":"Boris Becker gets 2 1\/2 years in prison for bankruptcy offenses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><img class=\"wp-image-77721 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Becker-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"983\" height=\"547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Becker-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Becker-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Becker-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Becker-696x387.jpg 696w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Becker-1068x594.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Becker-756x420.jpg 756w, https:\/\/en.bornomalanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Becker.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 983px) 100vw, 983px\" \/>Sports Desk:<\/strong> Tennis great Boris Becker was sentenced to 2 1\/2 years in prison on Friday for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt. The three-time Wimbledon champion was convicted earlier this month on four charges under the Insolvency Act and had faced a maximum sentence of seven years in prison.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ev-meter-content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Judge Deborah Taylor announced the sentence after hearing arguments from both the prosecutor and Becker\u2019s attorney. The 54-year-old German was found to have transferred hundreds of thousands of pounds (dollars) after his June 2017 bankruptcy from his business account to other accounts, including those of his ex-wife Barbara and estranged wife Sharlely \u201cLilly\u201d Becker.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Becker was also convicted of failing to declare a property in Germany and hiding an 825,000 euro ($871,000) bank loan and shares in a tech firm. The jury at Southwark Crown Court in London acquitted him on 20 other counts, including charges that he failed to hand over his many awards, including two Wimbledon trophies and an Olympic gold medal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=indianexpress&dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1520051870303141888&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Fsports%2Ftennis%2Fboris-becker-gets-2-1-2-years-in-prison-for-bankruptcy-offenses-7894108%2F&sessionId=27a40834b748265981e686060f8f5c55acbd0609&siteScreenName=The%20Indian%20Express&theme=light&widgetsVersion=c8fe9736dd6fb%3A1649830956492&width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1520051870303141888\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Becker, wearing a striped tie in Wimbledon\u2019s purple and green colors, walked into the courthouse hand in hand with girlfriend Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro. The six-time Grand Slam champion has denied all the charges, saying he had cooperated with trustees tasked with securing his assets \u2014 even offering up his wedding ring \u2014 and had acted on expert advice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">At Friday\u2019s sentencing hearing, prosecutor Rebecca Chalkley said Becker had acted \u201cdeliberately and dishonestly\u201d and that he was \u201cstill seeking to blame others.\u201d Defense attorney Jonathan Laidlaw argued for leniency, saying his client hadn\u2019t spent money on a \u201clavish lifestyle\u201d but rather on child support, rent and legal and business expenses. Becker, he told the court, has experienced \u201cpublic humiliation\u201d and has no future earnings potential.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Becker\u2019s bankruptcy stemmed from a 4.6 million euro ($5 million) loan from a private bank in 2013, as well as about $1.6 million borrowed from a British businessman the year after, according to testimony at the trial. During the trial Becker, said his $50 million career earnings had been swallowed up by payments for an \u201cexpensive divorce\u201d and debts when he lost large chunks of his income after retirement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Becker rose to stardom in 1985 at the age of 17 when he became the first unseeded player to win the Wimbledon singles title and later rose to the No. 1 ranking. He has lived in Britain since 2012.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports Desk: Tennis great Boris Becker was sentenced to 2 1\/2 years in prison on Friday for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt. 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