Boris Becker freed from prison
After spending eight months behind bars in a British prison, German tennis legend Boris Becker has been released.
The 55-year-old had been sentenced to 30 months in prison in April 2022 for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt.
He would normally have had to serve at least half of his sentence before being eligible for an early release, but was released under a fast-track deportation program for foreign nationals.
He had been convicted by London’s Southwark Crown Court earlier this year on four charges under the Insolvency Act, including removal of property, concealing debt and two counts of failing to disclose estate.
Becker “has thus served his sentence and is not subject to any penal restrictions in Germany," his lawyer, Christian-Oliver Moser, said in a statement.
He did not give additional details about Becker's location in Germany.
Becker first rose to stardom in 1985 at the age of 17 when he became the first unseeded player to win the Wimbledon singles title, before he rose to be the world number one player.
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