Overview
- Proceedings opened March 23 at the Heidelberg regional court for a 41-year-old accused of posing as a qualified teacher at private schools in Heidelberg and Homburg.
- Her lawyer admitted the allegations, and she told the court she feels extreme shame.
- Prosecutors allege forged university diplomas, a clean police certificate, and fabricated medical notes, with nearly €200,000 in gross pay in Heidelberg and about €11,000 in Homburg.
- A bank flagged inflated payslips in an October 2024 loan application, and additional cases brought total loan proceeds to roughly €30,000, according to the court.
- She was arrested in September 2025 after reporting a car accident, has prior probation sentences from 2021 and 2023 for related document fraud, and faces up to ten years if convicted of commercial fraud.