Sources: 03.09.2020.10:00 ISAAN NEWS BdP, Wirecard News, BB,

The German State Attorney (see Video) arrests Burkhard Ley and von E. as well again Markus Braun, keep them in custody - NO BAIL - for commercially conducting criminal association sponsored FRAUD - more INDICTMENTS are coming - STAY WITH ISAAN NEWS or register for PUSH NEWS ... it becomes  more and more political Scandal -  Chancellery Merkel is said to have helped Wirecard on entry to the Chinese market. A TOP SECRET document Content - Wirecard's Business with China, supported by the German Government

The Wirecard scandal is increasingly moving towards a political affair.

03.09.2020 Der Finanzausschuss des Bundestags setzt die zweitägige Sondersitzung zur Aufarbeitung des Wirecard-Skandals fort.

Dabei geht es vor allem um die politische Dimension des Bilanzskandals und die Frage, wer wann über Unregelmäßigkeiten Bescheid wusste.

Isaan News hatte bereits Anfang 2019 die Behoerden ueber das verdaechtige Geschaeftsmodell von Wirecard unterrichtet

Bereits am Montag kamen dabei neue Details ans Licht, die einen Untersuchungsausschuss in der Angelegenheit immer wahrscheinlicher werden lassen. So seien Verdachtsmeldungen der Anti-Geldwäsche-Einheit des Zolls zu Wirecard nach Einschätzung von Abgeordneten bei der Staatsanwaltschaft versandet. Hier muss nachgefasst werden. Bereits 2010 hatte die gleiche Staatsanwaltscahft auf Hinweise die Ermittlungen gegen Wirecard wegen Geldwaesche eingeleitet. Aber zur allgemeninen Ueberraschung wurden diese Ermittlungen kommentarlos eingestellt und alles verlief im Sande.

 Anfang 2019 habe die Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) des Zolls zwei „sehr werthaltige“ Meldungen an das Landeskriminalamt Bayern gemacht, sagte der SPD-Abgeordnete Jens Zimmermann am Dienstag am Rande der zweitägigen Sondersitzung des Finanzausschusses zu Wirecard. Dabei ging es laut Zimmermann um Wirecard-Vorstände, die in merkwürdige Transaktionen verwickelt gewesen sein sollten. Diese „Smoking Gun“ sei aber dann von der Staatsanwaltschaft offenbar nicht weiterverfolgt worden.

 „Das ist natürlich ein Punkt, der schon aufhorchen lässt“, sagte Zimmermann, der von einer „heißen Spur“ sprach. Auch der FDP-Abgeordnete Florian Toncar bemängelte, das Verfahren sei viel zu schnell eingestellt worden. „Hätte man da ernsthafter weiter ermittelt, hätte man vielleicht auch Zweifel bekommen insgesamt an den handelnden Personen bei Wirecard“ – und auch Berichte über Marktmanipulationen wären dann in anderem Licht erschienen.

Keiner will den Schwarzen Peter, keiner moechte wirklich erfahren was die Rollen von Olaf Schwarz, Peter Altmeier und auch Kanzlerin Angela Merkel waren und noch sind!

Am zweiten Tag der Sondersitzung sollen heute unter anderem auch der Präsident der Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin), Felix Hufeld, sowie Bundesbank-Vorstand Joachim Wuermeling im Finanzausschuss angehört werden. Dabei dürfte es unter anderem um die Frage nach der Zuständigkeit für Aufsicht und Geldwäscheprüfung des Zahlungsdienstleisters gehen. Die BaFin war nach Ansicht von Präsident Hufeld nur für die Wirecard Bank AG zuständig und hatte den Gesamtkonzern nicht als Finanzholding, sondern als Technologieunternehmen eingestuft. Die bayerischen Behörden wiederum hätten Wirecard nicht als Finanzunternehmen betrachtet und deshalb ebenfalls nicht auf Geldwäsche geprüft, bemängelte der CDU-Abgeordnete Matthias Hauer.

Weitere Wirecard-Tochter verkauft. Man fragt sich wie waehrend der Insolvence verkauft werden kann, aber dann wiederum, da ist ja noch Jan Marsalek der aus Russland die Faeden zieht, es ist anzunehmen, dass der Start up ID Now, nicht von irgendwo her kommt

Während in Berlin über Verantwortung und politische Aufklärung im Wirecard-Skandal gerungen und ein Untersuchungsausschuss immer wahrscheinlicher wird, gibt es auch Neuigkeiten zur Zerschlagung des insolventen Zahlungsabwicklers. Das Münchener Start-up ID Now übernimmt nach eigenen Angaben die Wirecard Communication Services GmbH in Leipzig. Der Standort sowie der Großteil der 150 Arbeitsplätze solle erhalten bleiben. Zum Kaufpreis wollte sich ID Now allerdings nicht äußern. Von Insolvenzverwalter Michael Jaffé gibt es ebenfalls noch kein Statement zur Verkaufsmeldung und dem erwarteten Erlös. Allzu viel kann es jedoch nicht sein: In einem Gutachten aus der Vorwoche hat er die Vermögenswerte des insolventen Konzerns auf insgesamt 428 Millionen Euro beziffert. Dem stehen allerdings Verbindlichkeiten in Höhe von 3,2 Milliarden Euro

The Munich public prosecutor issued three arrest warrants against former managers in the Wirecard case. There is even talk of "gang fraud" in what may be the largest fraud case in post-war history.

The scam scandal at the Dax group Wirecard has reached a new dimension: The Munich public prosecutor's office has meanwhile assumed "commercial gang fraud" since 2015 (Hoops- was ist das?), as the investigative authority said, more than three billion euros could be lost. Former CEO Markus Braun was put into custody for the second time within a month - and unlike at the end of June, he was no longer released on bail. This was announced by the Munich public prosecutor on Wednesday.

You can see the statement of the public prosecutor in the video above or here.

The former CFO Burkhard Ley and the former head of accounting are now also behind arrest warrants. Meanwhile, the federal government is still under political pressure because Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) advertised the Beijing leadership in 2019 for the planned market entry of the group in the People's Republic of China.

Wirecard could become the biggest fraud case in post-war history
The prosecutor's allegations amount to the fact that the Dax group may have been led by a criminal gang since 2015 - a process not yet seen in the history of the German stock market league. "Deceived by the wrong financial statements, banks in Germany and Japan, as well as other investors, provided funds amounting to around EUR 3.2 billion that were most likely lost due to the bankruptcy of Wirecard AG," the investigators said.

If this is confirmed, Wirecard could become the largest fraud case in German post-war history. The previous leader is the Baden-based company Flowtex, which caused damage of over two billion euros in the 1990s by selling non-existent special drilling machines. "We are also wondering how such a system could be established," said Chief Prosecutor Anne Leiding, spokeswoman for the investigative authority.

Testimony: Ex-CEO Braun the head?
According to witness statements, ex-CEO Braun was possibly the head: During their interrogations, witnesses spoke of "corps spirit" and a "strictly hierarchical system" under the chairman of the board, Leiding reported.

The Wirecard, based in the Munich suburb of Aschheim, had admitted before its bankruptcy application that 1.9 billion euros could not be found, which should be booked in Filipino trust accounts.
"In reality, the accused had known at the latest since the end of 2015 that the Wirecard Group had overall losses in actual business," the investigators wrote in their message. This also means that Wirecard should never have moved into the Dax. At times, the company was worth more than 20 billion euros on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange - apparently based on inventions.

"The very intensive investigations by the Munich I public prosecutor's office have shown that the facts charged with the accused must be expanded considerably once again," said Attorney General Anne Leiding, spokeswoman for the authority. "We have very comprehensive statements from a leniency." Accordingly, the accused managers should have decided in 2015 to "inflate" the Wirecard balance sheet by pretending income - that is, to report non-existent bogus sales and profits.

Former sales director Marsalek still on the run
As far as is known, the Wirecard board of directors forged deals with subcontractors in Dubai and Southeast Asia who allegedly processed credit card payments for the German company in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. The former head of the Wirecard subsidiary in Dubai, Cardsystems Middle East, was already in pre-trial detention.

According to the balance sheet of the parent company Wirecard AG 2018, this company contributed a large share of the profits to 237 million euros - profits that did not exist. The investigators did not reveal who the key witness was, but the former Cardsystems managing director had agreed to cooperate. Former sales director Jan Marsalek, like Braun, is still on the run as an Austrian citizen.

For ex-CEO Braun, the recent arrest was probably surprising: the investigators arrested him on Wednesday morning when he reported to the police as planned. All three would not have turned themselves in, reported Leiding

The scandal is also becoming increasingly uncomfortable for the federal government. Chancellor Merkel campaigned for Wirecard in China in 2019, when Bafin financial regulators had long been aware of the allegations against the company. The ex-secret service coordinator of the government headquarters also acted as an advocate for Wirecard. A Bundestag investigation committee is getting closer. A dispute over responsibilities has broken out within the coalition.

Chancellery asks for information
The Federal Chancellery confirmed that there have been multiple contacts with Wirecard managers and consultants since the end of 2018. Among other things, the ex-State Secretary Klaus-Dieter Fritsche, responsible for the secret services from 2014 to spring 2018, contacted the Chancellery and asked for an appointment for Wirecard AG. In preparation, the Chancellery asked the Ministry of Finance for information about the company. The finance department then sent "publicly available information" to the Chancellery, including government responses to opposition inquiries about allegations against Wirecard, such as accounting irregularities.

On her trip to China in September 2019, Merkel spoke to the Beijing management about the planned takeover of the Chinese company AllScore Financial by Wirecard. At the time of the trip, Merkel "had no knowledge of possible serious irregularities at Wirecard," said the spokesman. It is common practice for top German politicians, including the Chancellor, to promote German companies abroad.

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