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Former Head of VW Investigations of Martin Winterkorn in Tax Matters
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Martin Winterkorn, former CEO of Volkswagen
Source: dpa / Bernd von Jutrczenka
Serious allegations against the former boss of VW Martin Winterkorn . According to a report on "Bild am Sonntag" there is a suspicion that the taxes owed have not been paid. The prosecution has determined. The Winterkorn lawyer rejects the suspicion.
D The Public Prosecutor of Braunschweig, according to a report, investigates former VW CEO, Martin Winterkorn, suspected 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. According to the investigation files cited by "Bild am Sonntag", Winterkorn allegedly transferred millions of dollars into one of its accounts at Sparda Bank Nuremberg in 2016 and 2017 into a trust account of its tax advisor. From there, money had flowed into the deposits of the Vontobel bank in Zurich – including a deposit, which was awarded to the wife of Winterkorn.
According to the report, investigators suspect that part of the transfers was a gift for which Winterkorn's lawyer dismissed the allegations
In a note, the prosecution argues, according to "Bild am Sonntag ", that Winterkorn has probably moved assets in Switzerland to become a secure" nest egg ". Due to the diesel case, Winterkorn threatens VW's rights in case of breach of its obligations Winterkorn's lawyer, Felix Dörr, dismissed the charges against the "Bild am Sonntag": "The Winterkorn's very personal decision, how and by whom, "the newspaper quoted the lawyer. The case was "exempt from any tax claim".
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