Overview
- Landgericht Frankfurt convicted Klaus Roth of 14 counts of breach of trust, five counts of aiding, and insolvency concealment, imposing a two-years-nine-months sentence that is not yet final.
- A former administrative head, Ayten Ö., received an 11‑month suspended sentence, with one month credited to both defendants due to the lengthy proceedings.
- Prosecutors documented inflated invoices and sham employment at AWO Protect, the 2017 subsidiary set up to guard two Frankfurt refugee shelters, with losses reported in court coverage at about €120,000.
- Frankfurt continues a separate civil action seeking roughly €2.6 million from AWO over allegedly inflated personnel costs, with hearings scheduled into next year.
- Major criminal cases against former AWO leaders Jürgen and Hannelore Richter remain pending as the court has not yet decided on opening main trials, with any start unlikely before 2026.