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NEWS: German public prosecutor brings charges against ex-Wirecard CFO

Wirecard HQ in Aschheim, Germany

By Christina Amann and Alexander Huebner

Prosecutors in Munich said on Thursday they have brought charges against another former Wirecard board member, long-time chief financial officer Burkhard Ley.

Wirecard collapsed in June 2020 over a 1.9-billion-euro ($2.08 billion) hole in its balance sheet, shaking up Germany’s business establishment and turning the spotlight on politicians who backed it as well as regulators who took years to investigate allegations against the firm.

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