Ecclestone returns to Munich as bribery trial resumes 1 May, 2014 Formula 1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone is set to return to Munich as his bribery trial resumes. Ecclestone will be back in court on Friday, with the German news agency DPA reporting that prosecutors will call their first witnesses. The report said the first witness will be former public prosecutor Hildegard Baumler-Hosl, whose dealings with Ecclestone relating to the Gerhard Gribkowsky corruption affair date back several years. It is believed the prosecution will focus on whether Ecclestone's statements about the disputed $44 million in payments to Gribkowsky were consistent over the years. The stakes are high. Many...
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