Photo: 107 cases involved, former German homeland Immel was sentenced to two years and two months in prison for fraud

According to German media Biography, former German nationality Ek Immel was sentenced for fraud, and the widow of German celebrity Bremer was also the victim of his fraud. The report said that Immel, 64, has borrowed money from different people many times but has never returned it. He claimed to his creditors that he was "in a period of financial difficulties." Immel is suspected of 107 fraud cases, with the amount involved in him being 34,340 euros, involving a total of 106 frauds.

In addition, in another case, Immel was accused of selling European Cup tickets to one person, but he collected the money but was neither able nor unintentional to provide the tickets. The judge said in his sentencing: "We believe that all witnesses are extremely credible. Under such a sentence, probation is not considered at all." In the end, Immel was sentenced to two years and two months in prison.

Immel's case was sentenced in the District Court in Marlborough, Hessen on Thursday. The court read the verdict at 15:06 pm that day. He accepted the verdict calmly and then quickly and silently left Court No. 159. The judgment has not yet come into effect.

Bodiac's report revealed that the victims also included the widow of the late World Cup champion and former German international Bremer. The indictment shows that Immel borrowed 18,020 euros (total 65 payments) from her, but did not repay it. Bremer's widow himself was not summoned to testify.

As early as October 2022, Bremer himself was interrogated by police, but he did not file any charges against his old friend Immel. During the interrogation, he said: "He asked me for money many times, about 20,000 euros. Until one day we said, 'Can't borrow it anymore.'" Although Immel said he would pay it back, he didn't do it. Michael Lamper, one of the victims, testified in court. According to the prosecutor's allegations, Immel cheated him of 15,290 euros (a total of 39 payments). Immel made up reasons to borrow money many times, such as: "The bank card has not been sent yet" or "the wallet is lost." Lamper said it is not uncommon to advance payments in his industry.

Immel himself did not make any statement in court. His defense lawyer said on behalf of the party: "Mr. Immel is very ashamed of what was discussed in court today." The lawyer also said that his client "has a stretched life, which is already known to the public" and that Immel has always planned to repay his debts - even now, and said that he is "not a professional fraudster, but a failed former football player."

The procuratorate requested Immel to be sentenced to three years in prison, while the defense requested that he be acquitted.

In fact, as early as 2008, Immel was fined 5,200 euros for fraud: at that time he borrowed 15,000 euros from a retired man, but never returned it. In the same year, he filed for personal bankruptcy.