Overview
- Police seized a MacBook, an external hard drive and several USB sticks during the fraud investigation that led to Cees’s 2023 conviction.
- Cees says the remaining devices have not been returned despite repeated requests and that they contain essential business and private data.
- The Munich public prosecutor’s office confirms one USB stick has been handed back and says an asservatenbereinigung must occur before further release decisions.
- Cees and his lawyer allege unresponsiveness from authorities, claiming the prolonged retention threatens his professional activities.
- The TV personality served 61 days in custody after failing to pay a €4,000 fine, was released at Christmas 2024, and has since relocated to Dubai to focus on business ventures.