Overview
- The Bochum Regional Court sentenced a 50-year-old former manager to three years and nine months in prison and a 72-year-old to two years and nine months.
- Two employees of an Essen service company received two years and nine months in prison and 15 months on probation.
- Defendants admitted taking cash and gifts over years in exchange for steering contracts to the Essen firm.
- Benefits included cash in envelopes, free apartment renovations, paid hotel stays, and new bathroom and kitchen installations.
- The judgments are not yet final under German procedure.