The story so far: Former tennis champion Boris Becker was sentenced to two and a half years in prison on Friday on charges related to his 2017 declaration of bankruptcy. London’s Southwark Crown Court found Mr. Becker guilty of transferring large amounts of money illicitly and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt. He will serve half of the term.
Mr. Becker was convicted in April on four charges of the U.K. Insolvency Act and had faced a maximum of seven years in prison. The international tennis star was acquitted of a further twenty charges, including nine counts of failing to hand over trophies and medals he won during his career.
"You have not shown remorse, acceptance of your guilt and have sought to distance yourself from your offending and your bankruptcy. While I accept your humiliation as part of the proceedings, there has been no humility,” Judge Deborah Taylor said while passing the sentence.
