Bernie Ecclestone in talks with German prosecutor over bribery trial settlement

The Guardian

Lawyers for Formula One boss say he is willing to pay 25m to bank whose former employee he is accused of having bribed

Lawyers for the Formula One boss, Bernie Ecclestone, are in talks with German prosecutors about a possible settlement in his bribery trial, Munich’s regional court said on Tuesday.

Ecclestone’s trial began in April over allegations he bribed a former German banker as part of the sale of a significant stake in the motor sport business eight years ago.

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