# German legal rulings on financial fraud and asset seizure > Developing situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/german-legal-rulings-on-financial-fraud-and-asset-seizure > Updated: 2026-10-31T15:30:06.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2. Recent judicial developments in Germany involve significant rulings regarding financial fraud and the seizure of assets. In Frankfurt, the Higher Regional Court upheld a decision allowing the full seizure of statutory pension claims belonging to Hanno Berger, a former lawyer and tax official convicted in the Cum-Ex tax fraud scandal. Berger was sentenced to eight years in prison and ordered to forfeit approximately 13.6 million euros in criminal proceeds. Prosecutors utilized specific provisions to set the protected subsistence amount to zero, enabling the seizure of both current and future pension claims. In Frankenthal, the Landgericht sentenced a 64-year-old man to one year and ten months in prison for fraud. Prosecutors alleged the man misrepresented his medical condition to obtain approximately 95,000 euros in benefits from a professional association after his reported disabilities had ceased. The court also considered charges involving an alleged real estate transaction causing damages exceeding 225,000 euros and the failure to disclose bank accounts during asset declarations. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-31: Frankenthal court sentences man for disability fraud A 64-year-old man was sentenced to one year and ten months in prison in Frankenthal, Germany, for disability fraud and other financial offenses. 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/frankenthal-court-sentences-man-for-disability-fraud ### 2026-10-14: Frankfurt Court upholds full seizure of statutory pension The Higher Regional Court Frankfurt am Main confirmed the full seizure of convicted tax fraudster Hanno Berger’s statutory pension to recover millions in criminal proceeds. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/frankfurt-court-upholds-full-seizure-of-statutory-pension --- Cite as: German legal rulings on financial fraud and asset seizure. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/german-legal-rulings-on-financial-fraud-and-asset-seizure