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Two former Wirecard execs face German charges over company’s collapse

By Martin Coyle
  • 06 Aug 2024 15:55
  • 06 Aug 2024 15:55
Two former senior Wirecard executives have been charged by German prosecutors over the collapse of the payments company four years ago.
Alexander von Knoop, its former chief financial officer, has been charged with breach of trust. Susanne Steidl, its former chief product officer, has been charged with aiding and abetting breach of trust.

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Martin Coyle

Senior Correspondent


Martin Coyle is a senior correspondent, based in MLex's London office, reporting daily on bribery and corruption issues in the UK and Europe. Previously he was a senior editor at Thomson Reuters where he covered anti-money laundering, financial crime and regulatory enforcement issues. Prior to that he was editor of The Accountant, the world's oldest accounting publication, and International Accounting Bulletin, a bi-monthly business journal owned by Lafferty.

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