Overview
- The Deutscher Richterbund accuses state governments of easing the work of criminal networks by fixating on enforcement payroll costs and leaving potential revenues uncollected.
- Roughly one million investigations are pending nationwide, and complex cases often end in deals because prosecutors lack time and resources.
- The association estimates about €100 billion in money laundering each year in Germany, including roughly €40 billion tied to Cum/Ex and Cum/Cum share deals.
- Berlin had offered about €0.5 billion over four years to bolster justice staffing and digitization, but minister-presidents removed the pact from their agenda after financing doubts from some Länder.
- Sven Rebehn urges states to strengthen criminal enforcement with more personnel and better equipment, arguing each euro spent on financial-crime investigators would return multiple euros to the treasury.