Prosecutors claim Becker, 54 years old, “acted dishonestly” in hiding assets or failing to turn them over after he was declared bankrupt. This happened before and after June 2017. Becker is being tried on 24 counts of insolvency law violations.
Rebecca Chalkley, the prosecutor of the case, said that the assets included trophies such the 1985 and 1989 Wimbledon men’s singles titles, his Australian Open trophy from 1991 and 1996, and his 1992 Olympic gold Medal.
Becker is accused in hiding 1.13 million euros ($1.25million) from the sale a Mercedes car dealership that he owned in Germany. Becker is also accused of failing to declare two German properties, and hiding a 825,000 euro bank loan.
Becker is currently being held on bail and denies any charges.
Chaulkley stated, “It’s the prosecution case…that he effectively hid, or made unavailable, those responsible for identifying assets.” “The prosecution alleges that Mr. Becker committed this crime both before and after the date he entered into a bankruptcy agreement. He did not disclose, not provide, or deliver up any assets or items of value.
Becker sat Monday in the dock next to a German translator. Former world No. In his 16-year career as a professional tennis player, the former world No. 1 and six-time Grand Slam champion won 49 singles titles from 77 finals.
The trial will last several weeks.
