Tennis Champion Boris Becker Released from U.K. Prison and Flies to Germany to Avoid Deportation – Boris Becker was released from prison after serving eight months in the United Kingdom. According to ABC News, in April, Judge Deborah Taylor sentenced Becker, 55, to two and a half years in prison for four Insolvency Act violations: removal of property, concealing debt, and two counts of failing to disclose estate. CNN reports that he was released on Thursday after serving only eight months of his sentence.
In addition, Becker’s attorney Christian-Oliver Moser informed the media that the former athlete “had served his sentence” and has returned to his home country of Germany, where he “is not subject to any penal restrictions.” If he had not gone back to Germany, Becker would have been deported from the U.K. Moser informed reporters that requests for interviews “will not be answered” and additional details of Becker’s whereabouts in Germany have not been provided.
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In April, the jury found Becky guilty of failing to report property in Germany and concealing close to $1 million in debt, in addition to 75,000 shares of the artificial intelligence startup Breaking Data Corp. CNN reports that following his June 2017 bankruptcy, Becker was discovered to have deposited six figures from his business account to other accounts. His former wife Barbara Feltus and estranged wife Sharlely “Lilly” Becker — whom he separated from in 2018 — owned some of the accounts where Boris transferred money.
During the trial, Becker said he spent the $50 million he earned throughout his career on divorcing his first wife Feltus, child support and “expensive lifestyle commitments,” noting that his salary “reduced dramatically” after he retired in 1999, the outlet says. According to ABC News, the six-time Grand Slam champion had previously denied all the charges and said he had “cooperated with trustees tasked with securing his assets — even offering up his wedding ring — and had acted on expert advice.”
ABC News stated that Becker was found not guilty on 20 other counts, including accusations that he failed to hand over his Olympic gold medal and two Wimbledon prizes to trustees tasked with helping him pay off his debt. Prior to his legal issues, Becker coached tennis superstar Novak Djokovic for three years, during which time Djokovic won six Grand Slam singles titles. Becker has won six Grand Slam singles championships and an Olympic doubles gold medal.
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