Overview

• Three defendants face the Frankfurter Landgericht, accused of securing €3.46 million in aid through sham companies created during the pandemic.
• A 45-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman allegedly registered multiple shell firms and applied for subsidies with the help of a third accused man.
• Two male defendants in the Frankfurt case are in pre-trial detention as the hearing begins at 13:00 local time.
• Separately in Hanau, a 36-year-old fitness-industry entrepreneur is charged with roughly €800,000 in subsidy fraud tied to misstated revenues and expense claims.
• Prosecutors in the Hanau matter cite a claimed 90% revenue drop, renovation work not performed in the funding period, and duplicate invoices suggesting misuse of input-tax deductions, while the defense says the accused will address the allegations.