Judgment in the Achenbach process: He transformed dollars into euros – FAZ – Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

      

 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         

 
 
 
 
 
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It’s the end of an illustrious career. Since June 2014, the Düsseldorf art consultant Helge Achenbach sits in custody. Now, the district court sentenced him food to six years in prison. Thus, the judge imposed a striking long prison sentence. The prosecution had demanded seven years, the defense argued for a much reduced sentences. The district court food Achenbach said this Monday, inter alia, of fraud in eighteen cases guilty. Achenbach’s former business partner Stefan H. received a suspended sentence.

                         
         
         
                                                             

Invoices copier falsified

                             

. Author: Julia Voss, born in 1974, Deputy Head of the Feuilleton Follow:

The sixty-two Achenbach had been in the process of having the 2012 deceased Aldi’s heirs Berthold Albrecht and the pharmaceutical entrepreneur Christian Boehringer cheated. For sales to its customers, he undertook hidden surcharges and forged for bills. Use a copier as he changed the currencies that were specified on the invoices, and transformed dollars into euros. Albrecht Achenbach had both vintage and works of art sold at Boehringer art exclusively.

                         
         
         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

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the end of January had the district court Dusseldorf former art consultant, in a civil case to a compensation of 19 sentenced 4 million euros to the heirs Albrechts. His lawyers have, however, appealed. Achenbach denies having Albrecht scammed when selling cars.

                         
         
         
                                                             

Good contacts with the museums

caused a sensation in the case not only because of allegations of fraud. Through the testimonies in the process at the same time the good relations of the art dealer became known in the museum world. His art collection will soon be auctioned. In the process Achenbach put not only a confession, but also showed remorse. He apologized to the victims.

                         
         
         
                                                             

The times in which fraud in the art world is regarded as a trivial offense could be over. Because commercial fraud band 2011 Wolfgang Beltracchi had also been sentenced to six years in prison. According to estimates Beltracchis fraud gain is much higher than the Achenbach. The forger also enjoys a spacious open transitional arrangements. Achenbach now meets the judgment with full force.

                                                                                                                 
 
  

 
 
 
                       

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He transformed dollars into euros

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The art consultant Helge Achenbach is to six years in prison. Fraud in eighteen cases holding him, the district court food. The financial scope of the criminal transactions with the art is enormous.

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