Overview
- Proceedings at the Munich Regional Court began on March 11 on allegations of accepting advantages tied to construction‑sector donations for the 2014 municipal campaign.
- The court has scheduled 13 hearing days with a possible verdict by May, following multiple postponements of the remanded case.
- Prosecutors cite about €475,000 split into 48 donations of €9,900 via straw donors between 2011 and 2016; a developer admitted seeking goodwill, while Wolbergs denies knowing of the scheme or granting favors.
- A separate 2020 Regensburg case ended with a bribery conviction and a one‑year suspended sentence, which the Federal Court of Justice affirmed in full in November 2021.
- The current charge does not involve a specific unlawful act in a land deal, and if convicted, a penalty is more likely after the BGH struck the mitigating grounds previously used to waive punishment.