Boris Becker, one of the biggest stars of the tennis world, was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for making irregularities in his bankruptcy declaration.
The 54-year-old was accused of hiding £2.5m worth of assets to avoid paying his debts.
The name, who won 6 Grand Slam titles, was sentenced to 4 different crimes under the Bankruptcy Law.
Judge Deborah Taylor, who announced the sentence in the case in London, said that the famous name did not admit his guilt and did not show remorse.
At the center of the lawsuit is Becker’s bankruptcy in 2017. Yıldız Name went bankrupt as a result of not being able to pay the £ 3 million bank loan of her villa in Spain.
Becker was legally required to declare all of his assets in order for lenders to be paid.
It is recorded that the total of the debts was 50 million pounds at the time of bankruptcy.
In the London court, the judge also referred to Becker’s 2002 conviction for tax evasion in Germany.
Addressing Becker, Judge Taylor said:
“You didn’t take the chance to suspend the warning and sentence you were given. This was also an aggravating factor.
“You’re bankrupt and you chose to distance yourself from your crime. You showed no humility while admitting that the litigation process brought you humiliation.”
‘His career is completely ruined’
Earlier this month, Becker was convicted after evidence unfolded in the trial, which lasted nearly two weeks.
The former tennis star was charged with hijacking his property and concealing his debts.
Becker’s lawyer, meanwhile, said the tennis star’s “reputation and reputation were in shambles”.
Lawyer Jonathan Laidlaw noted that Boris Becker had almost nothing left to show from his lavish sports career and said, “This is nothing but a tragedy.”
“These hearings completely ruined his career and took away his chances of earning a future income,” Laidlaw said.
Becker was accused of using a number of methods, including transferring his current assets to his ex-wife’s accounts, to avoid paying his debts arising from bankruptcy.