News Details

Ecclestone rejects bribery charges, insists he was blackmailed

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone rejected accusations of bribery as he went on trial Thursday in a case that could threaten his grip on the sport, telling a Munich court that he was blackmailed by a German banker who received a disputed $44 million payment. Ecclestone said at the beginning of a four-hour personal statement read out in German by his lawyers that he was 'grateful' to be able to give his side of the story -- though he told judges that he would answer questions from the Munich state court through his lawyers, rather than personally. The 83-year-old Ecclestone is charged with bribery and incitement to breach of trust, and could face up to ten years in prison if convicted. The...
Full Story »
9y ago from F1Pulse.com 0
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Formula 1 boss Ecclestone faces German bribery trial...

t">Bernie Ecclestone in the dock again Formula 1 chief executive...
9y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone faces massive...

Munich, Germany:  Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone went on...
9y ago from NDTVSports.com

Formula One Bernie Ecclestone boss facing bribery...

Berlin:  Formula One magnate Bernie Ecclestone faces bribery charges...
9y ago from NDTVSports.com

Ecclestone trial begins in Germany

Bernie Ecclestone's high-profile trial on bribery charges has begun in...
9y ago from F1Zone.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

F1 owner Liberty Media set to finalise purchase of...

Formula 1 owner Liberty Media are in talks to buy Madrid-based company...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Rosenqvist: Confidence within MSR growing with every...

Felix Rosenqvist has started off his time with Meyer Shank Racing on a...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Disaster for Hyundai as Lappi and Tänak retire from...

Esapekka Lappi retired his Hyundai i20 N with a broken gearbox in stage...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Xavi addresses Barcelona future amid recent speculation

Barcelona head coach Xavi says that he is still planning to stand down...
51m ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Mikel Arteta confirms injured trio have 'chance' of...

Mikel Arteta says that Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel...
41m ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.