It was not only players from the financial world who were involved in the cum-ex scandal. Over time, more and more possible involvement of lawyers and politicians came to light.The alleged involvement of prominent politicians, above all the current Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in the so-called “Hamburg Warburg affair” is particularly politically explosive: In the…
Olaf Scholz, Christian Olearius, Peter Tschentscher, Hanno Berger – these names have been in the media again and again in recent years in connection with the infamous “cum-ex transactions”.Cum-ex transactions became known back in the early 1990s and are part of the biggest tax scandal in German history. In 2021, the Federal Court of Justice…
The use of e-scooters is particularly popular among young people. Especially after a night of partying, it can be tempting to spontaneously use one of these scooters to shorten the journey home. However, if you have consumed alcohol on the evening in question, we strongly advise against such a night ride: This is because a…
Cryptocurrencies have been enjoying increasing popularity for years. This is not only because they enable a higher degree of anonymity in business transactions, but also because considerable profits can be made by buying and selling Bitcoin, Ripple, Monero, Ether, etc. Initially, neither individuals trading in cryptocurrencies nor the tax authorities gave much thought to the…
Even murder suspects who have been finally acquitted may not be retried if there are urgent grounds for a conviction based on new facts or evidence. The Second Senate of the Federal Constitutional Court has upheld the constitutional complaint of Ismet H., who was suspected of murder in 1981 and legally acquitted in 1983 (BVerfG,…
In the spring of 2020, French and Dutch law enforcement agencies managed to penetrate the system of the communications provider EncroChat and ultimately break it up – resulting in the initiation of thousands of investigative proceedings, including in Germany. EncroChat was a communications provider offering so-called crypto phones and an infrastructure for end-to-end encrypted OTR…
§ Section 129 of the German Criminal Code (StGB) makes the formation of a criminal organization a punishable offense. Pursuant to Section 129 (1) of the Criminal Code, anyone who establishes an association or participates as a member in an association whose purpose or activity is directed toward the commission of criminal acts punishable by…
Recently, reports on the case of the IS returnee Jennifer W. have again been circulating in the media: After the Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office successfully appealed against the first judgement of the Munich Higher Regional Court (sentence of 10 years imprisonment) of 25.10.2021 (OLG München, judgement of 25.10.2021 – Az. 8 St 9/18) was successfully…
“Anyone who […] as a member of a gang, which has joined together for the continued commission of robbery or theft, steals with the assistance of another gang member, shall be punished with imprisonment from six months to ten years” – this is what is stated in section 244, paragraph 1, no. 2 of the…
There is hardly any myth that is more persistent than the criterion for differentiating between manslaughter and murder: Many people assume that murder is planned and manslaughter is committed in the heat of the moment, which would distinguish the two crimes from each other. In fact, murder does not have to be planned in advance,…
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