Overview
- Holt did not return from a permitted outing at the open JVA in Berlin and prosecutors say the facts point to a flight, prompting active search measures.
- The absence occurred on Tuesday, August 25, when Holt failed to come back to the prison at the scheduled time.
- Osnabrück prosecutors confirmed receipt of a new fraud complaint that names Holt in connection with the €3.1 million sale of Rostock‑Laage airport and questions irregular payments.
- Unverified signals about Holt’s whereabouts include an Instagram story claiming he is in Moscow and press reports that he may have left with his wife and children, but authorities have not confirmed those leads.
- Holt was convicted in 2022 for large‑scale windpark fraud involving forged leases and sham projects and faces long-running insolvency claims of tens of millions of euros, which complicates both the manhunt and the new probe.