Boris Becker, the former Wimbledon champion, has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for concealing £2.5 million in assets and loans in order to avoid paying debts.
Under the Insolvency Act, the 54-year-old six-time Grand Slam champion was found guilty of four charges.
Who is Boris Becker?
Becker declared bankruptcy in June 2017 as a result of an unpaid loan of more than £3 million on his luxury Mallorca estate.
He had shown no remorse or acceptance of guilt, according to Judge Deborah Taylor.
What did Boris Becker do, and why is he jailed?
Becker had failed to declare his share in a sprawling £1 million property in his German hometown of Leimen, as well as a bank loan of nearly £700,000 on that property, as well as shares in a technology firm worth £66,000, according to the jury.
He was also discovered to have made payments totaling £390,000 from his business account to nine other people, including his ex-wife Barbara and estranged wife Sharley Becker.
