Journal: Tax Investigations Against VW Winterkorn's Ex-Boss

The prosecutor Braunschweig, according to a report found against the former CEO of VW Martin Winterkorn on suspicion of tax crimes. It is among other things Swiss account transfers of about ten million euros in the last two years, reported the "Bild am Sonntag" with reference to the investigation files. There is a suspicion that the taxes owed have not been paid. Winterkorn's lawyer dismissed this suspicion

According to the investigation files cited by "Bild am Sonntag", Winterkorn allegedly transferred millions of dollars from one of his accounts to the Sparda Bank bank Nuremberg in 2016 and 2017 to a trust account of its tax advisor. From there, money had flowed into the deposits of the Vontobel bank in Zurich – including a depot, the Winterkorns woman had been badigned.

"nest egg"

Investigators have report, suspicion that part of transfers a donation According to "Bild am Sonntag", the prosecution notes that Winterkorn has probably transferred badets in Switzerland in order to To obtain a "nest egg".

Due to the diesel case, Winterkorn threatened with VW damages, should be proven duty violations.Honorkorn lawyer Felix Dörr dismissed the allegations against the "Bild am Sonntag": C & # 39; was the very personal decision of Winterkorn how and by whom he managed his badets leaves, "the newspaper quoted the lawyer.The case was" free of any tax claim ".