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BusinessVermögensarrest: why the account is blocked and which routes existVermögensarrest under § 111e StPO: why accounts are blocked and vehicles seized, what is confiscated, when third parties are affected and which remedies exist.9 August 2026 · 10 minute read
BusinessSubventionsbetrug: what penalty you face if details in a funding application were wrongWhat § 264 StGB sets for Subventionsbetrug, why gross negligence is punishable, what subventionserhebliche Tatsachen are and what applies during a review.7 August 2026 · 8 minute read
BusinessTax evasion in Germany: penalties and voluntary disclosureThe penalty range of § 370 AO, the bars to a Selbstanzeige under § 371 AO, the 25,000 euro threshold and the limitation periods in German tax criminal law.2 August 2026 · 7 minute read
BusinessCustoms came to the business: when undeclared work becomes a criminal offenceUndeclared work in Germany: what the customs authorities may inspect, when § 266a StGB applies, and why the contribution demand turns out so high.1 August 2026 · 7 minute read
BusinessDelayed insolvency filing: when does a managing director commit an offence?Insolvenzverschleppung under § 15a InsO: when the filing period starts, how long it runs, what the penalty is, and which allegations usually come with it.28 July 2026 · 8 minute read
BusinessInvitation, gift, consultancy fee: where Vorteilsannahme and Bestechlichkeit beginThe Strafgesetzbuch names no value threshold. What counts is Amtsträger status, the link to official duties, and whether a benefit was agreed as consideration.26 July 2026 · 10 minute read
BusinessBilling fraud in healthcare: what is really at stakeBilling fraud is prosecuted as Betrug, criminal fraud. Who starts the investigation, why the audit comes first, and what it can mean for your licence.20 July 2026 · 7 minute read