Becker charged with hiding assets despite bankruptcy

Boris Becker continues to live his ordeal away from the tennis courts. The former German tennis player went on Thursday to testify in a court in Westminster (London), after being accused of hiding various assets despite filing for bankruptcy due to not being able to pay the debts he owed, which could lead to a sentence of up to seven years in prison.

To Becker, who filed for bankruptcy in June 2017 and put all his trophies up for auction to raise money to pay off debts, He is accused of having hidden several assets, including a flat in the London neighborhood of Chelsea, two properties in Germany that he would not have declared and cash worth 1.3 million euros, in addition to a debt of 820,000 euros and 75,000 shares of the company Breaking Data Corp.

According to the newspaper The Guardian, Becker denied seven charges of concealment of property, four charges of omission of statements in accounts in two banking entities, two charges of removal of property, five charges for not detailing his assets and another charge for hiding debts. If finally convicted of all of these charges, the winner of six Grand Slam could face a punishment of up to seven years in jail. The decision on his guilt will be made on October 22.