The 54-year-old pundit and former number one was convicted of transferring hundreds of thousands of pounds from his business account and failing to declare a property in his home town of Leimen, Germany.
He appeared at Southwark Crown Court on Friday for his sentencing wearing a tie in the Wimbledon colours of purple and green and was joined by his partner Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro and his eldest son Noah.Judge Deborah Taylor sentenced Becker to two and a half years imprisonment, of which he will serve half, telling the tennis ace she accepts his humiliation but there "has been no humility".
But she added: "You have not shown remorse, acceptance of your guilt and have sought to distance yourself from your offending and your bankruptcy.Becker was handed a two-year suspended sentence for tax evasion and attempted tax evasion worth 1.7 million euro in Germany in 2002.The BBC commentator was declared bankrupt on June 21 2017 over an unpaid loan of more than £3 million on his estate in Mallorca, Spain.
Prosecutor Rebecca Chalkley said on Friday the jury had found he acted "deliberately and dishonestly", but added: "Even now, Mr Becker is still seeking to blame others when it was obviously his duty."
AndrewCastle63 I do feel some sympathy towards Becker...like a lot of great men, Depp, Schwarzenegger, etc etc...he made very poor choices when it came to women...not an excuse by any means but without those gold digging wh**** he wouldn't have been in this position!
AndrewCastle63 Well TheBorisBecker shouldn’t of not lied then he would not of been in this mess same with the rest of them. About time too they start going prison this may send a deterrent out now probably not 🤓
AndrewCastle63 Relax Castle... you can't get arrested just for being a shit tennis player.
AndrewCastle63 Nowhere near close to Becker’s greatness! Like a footballer in League 2 having any sense of relativity to Messi!
AndrewCastle63 If he's going to prison, he's not a good man is he?
AndrewCastle63 Oh that's all I need to hear.Another year where for reasons unknown, the BBC see fit to employ you as one their Wimbledon commentary team.
AndrewCastle63 here are my naked photos
AndrewCastle63 Surprised to see Andrew Castle being sorry about a fraudster going to prison. I would have thought Andrew's gut instinct says bang em up!
AndrewCastle63 First time he’s served in ages.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker jailed for two and half yearsThree-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for hiding £2.5 million worth of assets and loans to avoid paying his debts. The former world number one, 54, was… here are my naked photos From Grand Slam to Grand Slammer
Source: talkSPORT - 🏆 91. / 53 Read more »
Boris Becker wears tie in Wimbledon colours for bankruptcy sentencingThe former tennis ace could be jailed after being convicted of four offences under the Insolvency Act. Given Lord Rothermere's (Hammersmith-born) long old UK Tax-evading Non-Dom scam cos daddy ran off to France, could Manhatten-born Boris (daddy also orft to France) do the same? It’s probably the only tie he has and they are free for him 🤔 I think it is very sad. Corrupt ministers and politicians will never face prison sentences, but this once joyously entertaining sportsman probably will. Best wishes to him.
Source: The Independent - 🏆 80. / 59 Read more »
Boris Becker: Downfall of a Wimbledon legend left relying on charity handoutsBoris Becker has been jailed for two and a half years after hiding £2.5 million worth of assets and loans to avoid paying his debts. I've always liked Boris Becker - adding the Grand Slammer to his list of trophies is just very sad - what is it with corruption & people called Boris? JohnsonOut BorisBecker Very very sad. Obviously his fault but he must have had “advisors” and when you become that rich and that famous there is always someone ready to feed off you… FLASH POLL 👇 Did they jail the wrong Boris? RT for more votes 🔁 c4news BorisBecker talktv gbnews
Source: LBC - 🏆 17. / 74 Read more »
Boris Becker visits Harrods and council estate before sentencing over bankruptcyBoris Becker, the former Wimbledon champion, visited Harrods today on what could be his final day of freedom before he is sentenced over a £2.5 million bankru
Source: The Times - 🏆 71. / 59 Read more »
Boris Becker jailed: Tennis champion sentenced over bankruptcyBREAKING: Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has been jailed for two and a half years for hiding assets to avoid paying debts. Ouch Alex Scott nailed on for Wimbledon covage this year then.
Source: BBCLondonNews - 🏆 115. / 51 Read more »
Andrew Castle 'reeling' as his 'great mate' Boris Becker is jailed'I'm sad that his life has come to this, and I hope he's able to rebuild on the other side.' Andrew Castle is 'reeling' from the news of his 'great mate' Boris Becker being jailed for two-and-a-half years. AndrewCastle63 AndrewCastle63 He’s a good man Andrew but he’s a bad man really ya mans done wrong AndrewCastle63 Comes across as an ok guy but clearly a problem with arrogance.Given every opportunity to play the game but seems to think different rules for him.Still good luck to him and hope he turns it around. AndrewCastle63 Interesting,Castle shows sympathy for his mate Becker (claims Becker will be able to get back + earn big money again),compared to his reaction to MPs who have sinned. Is Castle so thick that he thinks claims against Liam Byrne could be defended without him knowing the accusers?
Source: LBC - 🏆 17. / 74 Read more »