Topic: Karlheinz Schreiber

Retrial for Canadian-German arms dealer

A German court Tuesday ordered the partial re-trial of Karlheinz Schreiber, a Canadian-German arms dealer who was a key player in a party funding scandal that helped propel Chancellor Angela Merkel to power.Schreiber, 77, was sentenced to eight years behind bars ...
Former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney's dealings with a German-Canadian arms dealer were "inappropriate," an inquiry into secret cash payments concluded Monday.In a stinging report, commissioner Jeffrey Oliphant criticized Mulroney's handling of payments from arms dealer Karlheinz Schreiber, and ...
<div id="subtitle">Ex-arms-industry lobbyist convicted of tax evasion in Germany, sentenced to 8 years</div><div><p>Ex-arms-industry lobbyist Karlheinz Schreiber has been convicted of tax evasion in Germany and sentenced to 8 years in prison.</p><p>News agency DAPD ...
<div><p>German prosecutors on Monday demanded more than nine years in prison for an arms dealer extradited from Canada over a party funding scandal that helped catapult Chancellor Angela Merkel to power.</p><p>State prosecutors called on the court in ...

Canadian-German arms dealer faces German court

An arms dealer extradited from Canada to Germany over his alleged role in a scandal that helped propel Chancellor Angela Merkel to power went on trial Monday.After losing a decade-long battle to avoid extradition, Karlheinz Schreiber, 75, appeared in court in ...
Businessman in Kohl party financing scandal ordered held in Germany after extraditionA German court on Tuesday ordered Karlheinz Schreiber kept in custody after his extradition from Canada, calling the businessman who is linked to a financing scandal surrounding former Chancellor Helmut Kohl ...
An arms dealer extradited from Canada to Germany over his alleged role in a scandal that helped propel Chancellor Angela Merkel to power could face 15 years in jail, prosecutors said on Monday.After losing a decade-long battle to avoid extradition, Karlheinz ...
Canada extradites German businessman Schreiber, accused of role in Kohl scandalBusinessman Karlheinz Schreiber was en route to Germany to face charges related to a political scandal surrounding former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, after losing a 10-year fight to avoid extradition from Canada ...
Canadian judge denies German businessman's bid for injunction to avoid extraditionAn Ontario judge on Sunday denied German-Canadian businessman Karlheinz Schreiber's last-ditch effort to stay in Canada, clearing the way for his imminent extradition to Germany.Schreiber is a key figure ...
Canada's high court refuses to review latest bid by arms dealer to halt extradition to GermanyCanada's highest court refused Thursday to review the latest legal bid from a German-Canadian businessman to stave off extradition to Germany on fraud, bribery and ...