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A former Schalke footballer is said to have faked his death in the Congo and is now facing the Essen regional court.
Essen / Gelsenkirchen – This career was a little different. A former footballer currently has to answer in court in Essen in North Rhine-Westphalia and could expect a hefty sentence. His wife is also involved in the case.
As RUHR24 * knows, it is a former footballer from FC Schalke 04 and Manuel Neuer’s teammate.
He is said to have faked his own death in his native Congo in 2016. A sum of 1.2 million euros in life insurance, which was taken out in 2015, was paid out to his wife. Now both are on trial. The charge is: Serious insurance fraud. *RUHR24 is part of the editorial network of IPPEN.MEDIA.