Overview
- At Landgericht München I, the two former city employees confessed to issuing Melde- and Fiktionsbescheinigungen for cash, while the alleged organizer largely admitted the charges and described how the operation worked.
- Prosecutors charge the intermediary with 21 counts of bribery plus fraud, document forgery and misuse of titles, and accuse the ex-staffers of accepting bribes in eleven and ten cases.
- According to testimony and the indictment, clients typically paid in the region of €2,000 for complex services, with about €200 per case and perks such as FC Bayern tickets or shisha-bar shifts going to the officials.
- The court has scheduled eleven hearing days through late January, and the presiding judge signaled reduced penalties for cooperation, including possible suspended sentences for the former employees.
- Authorities say related probes continue in two investigation complexes involving six additional suspects in one case and four in another, reflecting a wider line of inquiry beyond the current trial.