# Legal proceedings in Germany > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/legal-proceedings-in-germany > Updated: 2026-08-28T09:24:00.000Z. Sources: 15. Developments: 2. In Dresden, a trial has commenced against a managing director and an authorized signatory accused of a multi-million euro solar panel fraud. Prosecutors allege the defendants defrauded victims in 41 separate cases, resulting in damages exceeding 12 million euros by failing to connect paid photovoltaic systems to the power grid. The defendants have denied the charges. In Koblenz, an 81-year-old man, identified as Hans S., has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1994 murder of Amy Lopez, a 24-year-old American tourist. The court determined the defendant lured Lopez to an abandoned building near Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, where he sexually assaulted and killed her with nine knife wounds. The case was solved through the analysis of old DNA traces using modern technology, leading to the suspect’s arrest in a nursing home near Koblenz in February 2026. During the trial, the defendant admitted to the crime. The court described the act as a ‘deliberately and planned crime carried out to satisfy sexual impulses’ and determined the ‘particular gravity of guilt,’ a legal finding that effectively precludes early release after 15 years. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-28: Koblenz court sentences man to life for 1994 murder of US tourist An 81-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 1994 murder and sexual assault of US tourist Amy Lopez in Koblenz, Germany, following a breakthrough in DNA analysis. 15 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/legal-proceedings-in-germany-involve-solar-fraud-trial-and-life-sentence-for-cold-case-murder ### 2026-08-14: Legal proceedings continue in German forgery and Swiss banking trials Court proceedings continue in Germany regarding an alleged testament forgery and in Switzerland during the Vincenz trial, where the defense is working to establish reasonable doubt. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/legal-proceedings-continue-in-german-forgery-and-swiss-banking-trials --- Cite as: Legal proceedings in Germany. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/legal-proceedings-in-germany