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24 November 
1970 The United States and the USSR ratified the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
1970 The Central Committee of CPSU restored the national autonomy of the Kalmyks, Karachais, Balkars, Chechens and Ingush.
1970 Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species - the first edition was sold out in a day.
24 November
1970 The United States and the USSR ratified the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
1970 The Central Committee of CPSU restored the national autonomy of the Kalmyks, Karachais, Balkars, Chechens and Ingush.
1970 Charles Darwin published The Origin of Species - the first edition was sold out in a day.
Tennis player Becker found guilty of bankruptcy fraud
German tennis player Boris Becker was found guilty of hiding assets while filing for bankruptcy in 2017. The participant of the Grand Slam tournaments and a six-time winner has been living in the UK since 2012.
After the court had made a decision, Becker was released on bail. The court is about to announce the verdict on April 29.
counts, as he was acquitted on 20 more counts. When going through the bankruptcy process, the ex-athlete tried not to pay his debts, hiding part of the money and other property. Defenders in court tried to attribute his guilt to advisers who provided consulting services to Becker.
It is known that the sports career that Becker completed in 1999 brought the 54-year-old tennis player about $ 50 million (about £ 38 million). During his testimony, he said that before moving to the UK, he had lived in Switzerland and Monte Carlo, where he managed to accumulate a decent amount of money. However, the luxurious life of a tennis star turned out to be ruinous.
The costly divorce with his first wife, Barbara, and the resulting maintenance payments for their common child became very significant. In court, it turned out that the athlete gained about ˆ 1.13 million by selling the Mercedes car dealership in Germany. The money (about £950,000) was transferred to a separate account, which he later used for personal expenses, calling it a "piggy bank".
According to Sky News, Becker's finances suffered because of the story associated with the waitress Angela Ermakova, whom the sportsman met at the Nobu restaurant in London in 1999. From this connection, his daughter Anna was born.
After the court had made a decision, Becker was released on bail. The court is about to announce the verdict on April 29.
The three-time Wimbledon champion faces up to seven years in prison under each charge count.
The London court, which considered the Becker’s case, studied several dozen episodes of the offense brought by the prosecution and found the tennis player guilty on 4 chargescounts, as he was acquitted on 20 more counts. When going through the bankruptcy process, the ex-athlete tried not to pay his debts, hiding part of the money and other property. Defenders in court tried to attribute his guilt to advisers who provided consulting services to Becker.
It is known that the sports career that Becker completed in 1999 brought the 54-year-old tennis player about $ 50 million (about £ 38 million). During his testimony, he said that before moving to the UK, he had lived in Switzerland and Monte Carlo, where he managed to accumulate a decent amount of money. However, the luxurious life of a tennis star turned out to be ruinous.
The costly divorce with his first wife, Barbara, and the resulting maintenance payments for their common child became very significant. In court, it turned out that the athlete gained about ˆ 1.13 million by selling the Mercedes car dealership in Germany. The money (about £950,000) was transferred to a separate account, which he later used for personal expenses, calling it a "piggy bank".
According to Sky News, Becker's finances suffered because of the story associated with the waitress Angela Ermakova, whom the sportsman met at the Nobu restaurant in London in 1999. From this connection, his daughter Anna was born.
In 2001, the tennis player was forced to buy real estate in Chelsea worth over ˆ1.5 million for Anna and her mother by the court order.
It is known that the court cleared Becker of the charge that he did not file a declaration for this property, as well as for his second property in Germany. Becker's lawyer called her client too gullible, asking the court for leniency. 11.04.2022
