Alfons Schuhbeck Denied Holiday Release Amid New Legal Charges

The celebrity chef, serving a prison sentence for tax evasion, faces additional allegations, resulting in stricter confinement over Christmas.

Alfons Schuhbeck, 75, will spend his second consecutive Christmas in prison without weekend leave or holiday privileges.
The stricter confinement follows new charges filed in October 2024, including allegations of fraud, insolvency concealment, and labor law violations.
Schuhbeck's lawyer criticized the Bavarian justice system for what he described as disproportionate measures given the chef's lack of flight risk.
Schuhbeck is limited to two visits per month and cannot receive holiday gifts beyond €7.50 in cash, which can only be spent at the prison kiosk.
The former TV chef has been incarcerated since August 2023 after being convicted of evading millions in taxes and sentenced to over three years in prison.