Overview
- The 58-year-old was convicted of multiple counts of computer fraud by the Essen Regional Court after admitting to diverting company funds.
- Prosecutors said she transferred slightly more than €1 million to her personal account between January 2024 and July 2025 while serving as a department head.
- According to court reporting, she fabricated invoices using other firms’ names and inserted her own bank details to mask the transfers.
- A participating bank raised suspicions when it observed unusually large movements, including transfers exceeding €300,000.
- Most of the money financed a property near Lake Starnberg and payments to her son, the loss remains largely unrecovered, and the verdict is not yet final.