Boris Becker accused of hiding tennis trophies throughout trial

Former tennis champion Boris Becker went on trial Monday in London for allegedly concealing property — together with 9 trophies — from chapter trustees and dodging his obligation to reveal monetary info to settle his money owed.

Prosecutors stated Becker, 54, “acted dishonestly” when he hid or failed handy over belongings earlier than and after he was declared bankrupt in June 2017. He is on trial charged with 24 counts beneath insolvency legal guidelines.

Prosecutor Rebecca Chalkley stated the belongings embrace trophies such because the 1985 and 1989 Wimbledon males’s singles title, his Australian Open trophies from 1991 and 1996 and his 1992 Olympic gold medal.

Becker is accused of concealing 1.13 million euros ($1.25 million) from the sale of a Mercedes automotive dealership he owned in Germany. He additionally allegedly didn’t declare two German properties and hid a 825,000-euro financial institution mortgage.

Becker, who’s on bail, denies all costs.

“It is the prosecution case … that in various ways he effectively hid from, or made unavailable to, those responsible for identifying the assets,” Chaulkley stated. “The prosecution say Mr. Becker did this both before and after the date of his bankruptcy agreement by not disclosing, not providing, or delivering up, or removing assets or things of value.”

Becker sat within the dock Monday subsequent to a German translator. The former world No. 1 and six-time Grand Slam champion collected 49 singles titles out of 77 finals throughout his 16 years as knowledgeable tennis participant.

The trial is predicted to final for a number of weeks.