The 54-year-old remained silent as he was sentenced in Southwark Crown Court, glancing at Noah’s son and his partner Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro, who gave him a kiss as they led him to the cells below. In an appeal for a suspended sentence, Becker’s lawyer had argued that the sports star had already “literally lost everything”. But Judge Deborah Taylor said that despite the humiliation Becker may have felt, she “did not show humility” during the trial. Becker will serve half of his sentence before being considered for release, Judge Taylor said. He was found guilty of four counts under the Insolvency Act earlier this month, including deprivation of property, two counts of failing to disclose property and concealing debts. In one trial, Becker was reported to have transferred 427,000 euros (6 356,000) to nine recipients, including the accounts of Barbara Becker’s ex-wife and his estranged wife Charlie “Lily” Becker, the mother of his fourth child. Becker also paid 48,000 euros (.000 40,000) for ankle surgery at a private clinic and spent 6,000 euros at a luxury golf resort in China, according to the court. He was also convicted of failing to register a property in his hometown of Leimen and hiding a 700 700,000 bank loan and 75,000 shares in technology company Breaking Data Corp. The German national, who has lived in the United Kingdom since 2012, was legally required to declare significant assets when he went bankrupt. The six-time Grand Slam champion said he was “shocked” and “ashamed” when he went bankrupt on June 21, 2017 for an unpaid loan of more than εκατο 3 million at his estate in Mallorca, Spain. Becker played at Wimbledon in 1997 (Frank Leonhardt / AFP via Getty Images) He was acquitted of 20 other charges, including nine for failing to deliver trophies and medals from his tennis career. Becker told jurors he did not know where the memorabilia were, including two of the three Wimbledon men’s trophies, one of which he won for the 1985 title that launched him to the star at the age of 17. The other prizes were the 1992 Olympic gold medal, the 1991 and 1996 Australian Open trophies, the 1985 and 1989 Presidential Cup, the 1989 Davis Cup trophy and a 1988 Davis Cup gold coin. . Becker was also acquitted of failing to declare a second German property, as well as his interest in the ρών 2.5 million Chelsea apartment owned by his daughter Anna Ermakova, who was arrested during Becker’s infamous sexual intercourse with her. waitress Angela Ermakova at the Nobu restaurant in London in 1999.. Becker after winning the men’s singles title at Wimbledon in 1986 (Bongarts / Getty Images) Testifying during the trial, he said he earned a “huge amount” of money during his career, paying cash for a family house in Munich, a property in Miami, Florida and a property in Mallorca, worth about 50 million euros. . the amount of the real estate market. But Becker, who continued to coach the world’s number one tennis player, Novak Djokovic, who worked as a television commentator and brand ambassador for companies such as Puma, said his income had “dropped dramatically” since leaving in 1999. . He said he was involved in an “expensive divorce” from his ex-wife Barbara in 2001, which involved high alimony payments to their two sons and had to support his daughter Anna and her mother in a deal that included the Chelsea apartment. Becker, who lived in Monte Carlo and Switzerland before moving to the United Kingdom, said he had “expensive lifestyle commitments”, including a 22 22,000-a-month rental house in Wimbledon, south-west London. Becker arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London with girlfriend Lillian de Carvalho and son Noah Becker (Peter Cziborra / Reuters) It also owed the Swiss authorities five million francs (approximately £ 4 million) and separately just under € 1 million (over .000 800,000) in tax evasion obligations and attempted tax evasion in Germany in 2002. The court ruled that Becker’s bankruptcy came from a € 4.6 million loan from private bank Arbuthnot Latham in 2013 and 1, 1.2 million, at an interest rate of 25 per cent, borrowed from British businessman John Caudwell, who founded Phones 4u, next year. He said bad publicity had damaged the “Becker brand”, meaning he was struggling to make enough money to pay off his debts, while Jonathan Laidlaw’s QC said Becker “trusted and relied” on them at the time of his bankruptcy. his advisers. Speaking before the sentencing – in which Becker wore a tie in Wimbledon green and purple – Mr Laidlaw said his client had “literally lost everything” and “has already paid an extremely heavy price for both mismanagement and his financial affairs. who, of course, has no one to blame but himself, but also for insulting him “. He added: “Boris Becker has literally nothing and also nothing to show for his most brilliant athletic career, and this is rightly called a tragedy.” Becker has experienced “not just a fall from grace” but “the most public humiliation,” Mr. Lidlow said, adding: he is likely to never have experience. “These processes have completely ruined his career and destroyed any further prospect of earning an income. His reputation has collapsed. “He will not be able to find a job and will have to rely on the charity of others if he wants to survive.” Additional report from the Press Association
