Boris Becker

2022 - 12 - 16

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Boris Becker set for deportation after being freed from jail in UK ... (The Guardian)

Three-time Wimbledon tennis champion said to have been released from prison after eight months.

According to [the Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/20723871/boris-beckers-mum-home-for-christmas/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=sunsporttwitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1670795530), Elvira Becker said: “This is the best Christmas present I could hope for – I cannot wait to hold my beloved son in my arms.” The two-part documentary follows Becker’s life over three years in a series of interviews. The former world No 1 tennis player and BBC commentator will be deported because he is a foreign national without British citizenship who received a custodial sentence of more than 12 months. “I [will] face [my sentence], I’m not going to hide or run away. [I will] accept whatever sentence I’m going to get.” The Home Office removed 1,136 foreign national offenders under its early removal programme last year.

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Boris Becker released from British prison and will be deported, U.K. ... (CBS News)

The German tennis legend was sentenced to 30 months in April but was freed early. He's denied hiding some $3.1 million in assets to avoid paying debts.

He went on to win two more at the storied British court. The eventual six-time Grand Slam champion rose to stardom in 1985 at the age of 17 when he became the first unseeded player to win the Wimbledon singles title. [sentenced to 30 months in prison in April](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boris-becker-trial-sentencing-prison-bankruptcy-offenses/) for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt.

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Tennis great Boris Becker released from UK prison and due to be ... (CNN)

In April, Becker was found guilty of four charges relating to his 2017 bankruptcy case under the Insolvency Act and was sentenced by Judge Deborah Taylor at ...

He was originally due to serve half his sentence in jail. Becker was released from a UK prison after serving just eight months of his sentence and had been due to be deported from the UK, PA Media reported on Thursday. [Boris Becker](http://www.cnn.com/2022/04/29/tennis/boris-becker-jail-sentence-bankruptcy-spt-intl/index.html) has left for Germany after serving just eight months of his sentence in the UK, his lawyer said on Thursday, after UK media reported he had been released from custody and was due to be deported.

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Boris Becker departs for Germany after UK prison term (Aljazeera.com)

The 55-year-old German six-time Grand Slam champion has served a prison sentence linked to his 2017 bankruptcy.

“I don’t know what to make of it,” he said. I’m not going to hide or run away. 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,” she said. However, he was released on Thursday morning. He said he was “shocked” and “embarrassed” when he was declared bankrupt and had relied on advisers to manage his life outside tennis.

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Tennis legend Boris Becker freed from prison, returns to Germany (1 News)

The three-time Wimbledon champion had been sentenced for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets.

He did not give additional details about Becker's location in Germany. Becker "has thus served his sentence and is not subject to any penal restrictions in Germany", his lawyer Christian-Oliver Moser said in a statement. German tennis legend Boris Becker has returned to Germany after serving eight months in prison in Britain, his lawyer said.

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Tennis legend released from prison, deported after sad $90m downfall (Fox Sports)

Disgraced former tennis superstar Boris Becker was due back in Germany on Thursday after being deported following his release from a British prison where he ...

“I don’t know what to make of it,” he said. have sought to distance yourself from your offending and your bankruptcy. Judge Deborah Taylor disagreed, telling him he had shown no remorse or acceptance of his guilt. Media reports suggested he would stay with friends in Frankfurt. However he was released on Thursday morning. Daily Die Welt said Becker had landed in Stuttgart.

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Former tennis world No. 1 Boris Becker released from prison, faces ... (CBSSports.com)

The German star and former coach of Novak Djokovic served eight months of his two-and-a-half year sentence.

[according to the German newspaper Bild](https://www.bild.de/bild-plus/unterhaltung/leute/leute/kommt-boris-becker-im-november-raus-wie-es-ihm-wirklich-im-briten-knast-geht-81673518.bild.html). [According to CBS News,](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/boris-becker-released-british-prison-will-be-deported-uk-media/) Becker's 87-year-old mother, Elvira, told a friend that her son's release was "the best Christmas present I could hope for." One of his Wimbledon titles came when he was only 17 years old, which made him the youngest champion in tournament history. The former star athlete has denied all the charges and said he had cooperated cooperated with the bankruptcy proceedings -- even offering up his wedding ring, according to Reuters. He had already been convicted of tax evasion in Germany in 2002, which turned into a suspended prison sentence. Becker, a German who's lived in Britain since 2012, is now facing deportation from the United Kingdom.

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Boris Becker is 'planning to propose to girlfriend Lilian - but has ... (Daily Mail)

The three-time Wimbledon champion, 55, was freed from jail on Thursday after serving just eight months of his two-and-a-half-year sentence.

(I will) accept whatever sentence I'm going to get. He's thrilled and relieved to be home for Christmas and is deeply in love with Lilian. [Boris Becker](/sport/boris-becker/index.html) is reportedly planning to propose to his girlfriend Lilian de Carvalho Monteiro, however he's meanwhile been axed as a [BBC](/news/bbc/index.html) pundit, according to claims. The tennis star was convicted in April of hiding £2.5million-worth of assets and loans to avoid paying his debts (pictured in April 2022) It is understood the BBC pundit will not be eligible to apply to return to the UK as a visitor until his full sentence has expired. Parents: He is thought to be returning to his hometown of Leimen (above left), where his 87-year-old mother Elvira lives, for an emotional reunion with his loved ones (pictured in 2019) The German, who has lived in the UK since 2012, was expected to serve half of his sentence behind bars but was released on Thursday morning and is due on a flight to be deported from the UK. The source added: 'There will be a great amount of interest in his release and the private jet ensures that he is not seen by other media. 'The TV company will be paying for the jet and is part of their agreement for the interview.' He was convicted in April of hiding £2.5million-worth of assets and loans to avoid paying his debts and will now be deported from the UK. 'For her, having Boris out of prison and back home is the best thing imaginable - and for it to happen in time for Christmas will be great for her. The sportsman is thought to be returning to his hometown of Leimen, where his 87-year-old mother Elvira lives, for an emotional reunion with his loved ones.

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