Boris Becker’s daughter said she was worried about her younger brother’s well-being following her father’s imprisonment following a bankruptcy scam. The six-time Grand Slam winner, who earned 35 35 million during his illustrious tennis career, was jailed for 30 months on Friday after a jury found him hiding millions of pounds worth of assets to avoid paying off debts. of. The 54-year-old was declared bankrupt in June 2017 for an unpaid loan of over 3 million pounds on his property in Mallorca, Spain. Becker, of German descent, who has lived in the UK since 2012, has been convicted of four counts of insolvency law. Three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker arrives with his partner Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro for sentencing at Southwark Crown Court (Victoria Jones / PA) PA wire
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These included the failure to declare a ύψ 1.3 million property in his hometown of Leimen and the concealment of a € 825,000 (2 692,000) bank loan and 75,000 shares in a technology company. Anna Ermakova, 22, has amazed the sentence by saying “it is not fair” that her 12-year-old half-brother will be without his father for a long time. He told the German newspaper Bild: “I am really shocked that my father was sentenced to two years and six months. I will support him and visit him whenever I can. “I hope this will help him get a little out of time.” She added that she had “helped as best I could” and wrote to the court to support her father before he was convicted. “I wrote a letter to the court expressing my concern for my little half-brother, Amadeus,” he said. “Eventually, he is only 12 years old and now he will have to do without a paternal figure, which he will miss in a difficult phase of his development. She is not fair to him. It will be difficult for Amadeus. “ Sharing a picture of the sea, he had earlier thanked the fans for their support. She wrote on Instagram: “Thank you for all the support.” Becker was acquitted of 20 other charges, including nine counts of failing to deliver trophies and medals he won during his tennis career. Becker, who was a BBC commentator, appeared on the London bench at Southwark Crown Court wearing a gray suit and a striped tie in the colors of Wimbledon, purple and green. Anna thanked the fans for their support / Instagram His partner, Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro, and his eldest son, Noah, attended the hearing. As a mitigating factor, Becker’s lawyer, Jonathan Laidlaw QC, called for a suspended sentence for his client, arguing that the lawsuit “ruined his career completely”. But Judge Deborah Taylor dismissed the objection, saying Becker had shown no remorse or pleaded guilty. He told Becker: “I take into account what has been described as your fall from grace. You have lost your career and your reputation and all your property as a result of your bankruptcy.” But he added: “You have not shown remorse, you have accepted your guilt and you have tried to distance yourself from your insult and your bankruptcy. “While I accept your humiliation as part of the process, there has been no humility.” Anna was born after a night between Becker and Russian waitress Angela Ermakova. After her birth, the tennis ace was reportedly asked to pay around 2 2 million in maintenance costs. His first wife, Barbara, with whom he has two children, divorced him shortly afterwards. Boris Becker has four children. Noah and Elijah were born to their first wife, Barbara, who gained custody after the divorce. Anna, born to former waitress Ermakova, is now a model and retains her mother’s surname. In 2010, Boris and his second wife Lilly announced the birth of Amadeus Benedict Edley Luis Becker.
