Insights on German business crime.
Guidance in English on the areas we defend: white-collar crime, sanctions and export control, customs, and anti-money-laundering. Written for companies and their advisers, and kept close to how German authorities actually proceed.
Call in confidence · +49 69 24746870The 2027 reform and the offence.
AMLA in Frankfurt and the 2027 AML reform →
The EU supervisor sits in Frankfurt, direct supervision from 2028, the EUR 10,000 cash cap, and who becomes an obliged entity.
Section 261Money laundering (section 261 StGB) →
The all-crimes approach after the 2021 reform, reckless laundering, and the real risk for businesses.
Cross-border exposure.
EU sanctions and the Russia embargo →
The provision ban on listed persons, indirect provision, dual-use goods and circumvention, with exposure under section 18 AWG.
CustomsAnti-dumping duties and customs (China) →
Circumvention by origin concealment, transshipment and minor modification, and why it is customs tax evasion.
EPPOEPPO proceedings and EU subsidy fraud →
Why sanctions-related conduct is increasingly charged as subsidy fraud under section 264 StGB.
The central allegations, explained.
Breach of trust / Untreue (section 266 StGB) →
No enrichment required, the duty to safeguard assets, and why the loss must be concretely quantified.
Section 263Fraud (section 263 StGB) →
A chain of four elements. Break one link, deception, error, disposition or loss, and the allegation fails.
Section 370Tax evasion (section 370 AO) →
Intent versus recklessness, the large-scale aggravated case, limitation periods and voluntary disclosure.
Section 15aInsolvency delay (section 15a InsO) →
The duty to file on illiquidity or over-indebtedness, the deadlines, and who is liable.
What happens, and what to do.
How a German white-collar case works →
The three stages, from initial suspicion to appeal, what happens at each step and where a defence begins.
GuidanceDawn raid at your company in Germany →
Your rights when investigators arrive, and what matters in the first ten minutes.
Our German site covers many further topics in depth. See all insights (DE) →
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