Xtra Time Web Desk: German tennis legend Boris Becker was on Friday convicted by a London court and was sentenced to two and half years in jail. The 54-year-old tennis star was found guilty of hiding hundreds of thousands of pounds of assets after he was declared bankrupt.
The six-time Grand Slam champion was convicted earlier this month of four charges under Britain’s Insolvency Act, including failing to disclose, concealing, and removing significant assets following a bankruptcy trial.
Becker was the first unseeded player to win Wimbledon when he achieved the stunning feat as a 17-year-old in 1985. The 3-time Wimbledon champion has been living in Britain since 2012. Becker was found guilty of transferring 427,00 (£356,000) to nine recipients, which included the bank accounts of his ex-wife Barbara and his estranged wife Sharley “Lilly” Becker.
He was also convicted of failing to declare a property in Germany as well as hiding an 825,000-bank loan and shares in a tech firm.