Overview

• The Frankfurt regional court convicted former AWO Protect head Klaus R. of 14 counts of breach of trust, several counts of accessory, and concealing insolvency.
• Judges found the scheme relied on inflated invoices and sham jobs, with the billing fraud totaling about €120,000.
• A former administrative manager received an 11‑month suspended sentence, and one month counts as served for both defendants due to the case’s duration.
• The roughly six‑month trial featured a partial confession in June over improper payments to a friend, while contested allegations about hiring a private detective to track a journalist were aired.
• Separate civil proceedings seek about €2.6 million from AWO Frankfurt, and indictments against former leaders Jürgen and Hannelore Richter await decisions, with any new trial not expected before 2026.