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Boris Becker Returns to Germany After Release From British Prison


Boris Becker, the three-time Wimbledon champion, returned to his native Germany on Thursday after he was released from prison in England, his lawyer said.

Southwark Crown Court in London sentenced Mr Becker to 30 months in prison in April for hiding his fortune after he was declared bankrupt.

Mr. Becker’s lawyer, Christian-Oliver Moser, said in a statement that the former tennis player had left Germany after serving his prison term. “So he has served his sentence and is not subject to any restrictions in Germany,” Mr. Moser said.

Mr Becker, 55, was sentenced to prison after being found guilty of four counts under the Bankruptcy Act in the UK, where he has lived since 2012.

Neither Mr Becker’s lawyers nor British authorities have said whether he has been ordered to leave the country.

“Any foreign national found guilty and sentenced to prison is considered for deportation as soon as the opportunity arises,” the Home Office, the UK’s immigration watchdog, said in a statement.

Under Britain’s Early Deportation Scheme, foreign nationals who are imprisoned in the UK and subject to deportation can be deported from the country within 12 months before they are eligible for release. Between 2020 and 2021, the Home Office has laid off more than 1,100 people under the scheme.

After Mr. Becker was declared bankrupt in June 2017, he was legally obligated to disclose all of his assets so they could be used to pay off his creditors. In April, a London court found that he had concealed, failed to disclose and transferred assets, including a loan of 825,000 euros (about $875,000) and property worth 426,930.90 euros (about $453,000). ), according to the UK Insolvency Service.

In trying to prop up creditors, Mr Becker unsuccessfully bid for diplomatic immunity from a British court in 2018, after the Central African Republic had in April of that year appointed him as attaché of the European Union on sporting, cultural and humanitarian issues.

Nearly two decades ago, in the year 2002Mr. Becker was sentenced to two years probation and fined nearly $300,000 after being found guilty of income tax evasion in Munich.

Court matches followed his stellar tennis career.

In 1985, Mr Becker, then 17 years old, became the youngest champion in the history of men’s singles at Wimbledon. He won six Grand Slam titles, including three at Wimbledon, before retiring from tennis in 2016. 1999. He was a regular commentator for the BBC at Wimbledon and Coaching Novak Djokovic21-time Grand Slam singles champion, in three seasons.

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