Overview
- Prosecutors accuse Braun of leading a multibillion-euro accounting fraud that they say caused about €3 billion in damage and kept Wirecard afloat with fabricated revenues and large bank loans.
- Braun denies the charges and tells the court he sees himself as a victim of a fraud ring tied to fugitive ex-sales chief Jan Marsalek.
- He reported emotional strain from long detention, described loneliness and monthly family visits from his wife and eight-year-old daughter, and said he intends to work after release.
- Braun stands trial with two former Wirecard managers, and at least one co-defendant has accused him of being an accomplice and knowing about the misconduct.
- The case remains open with no schedule for closing arguments or a judgment, a delay that reflects the complex criminal, forensic and civil fallout from Wirecard’s collapse.