Four former bankers at bankrupt
Their trades were set up to cream off refunds for taxes that were never paid, Presiding Judge Werner Groeschel said at a hearing in Frankfurt on Thursday.
“There’s a high likeliness that all four will be convicted,” Groeschel warned them as he read out a preliminary view of the five judges in the case. “We suggest that you talk to prosecutors to see whether we can now shorten this trial ...