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    Attention Bernie Ecclestone in Formula 1 bribe probe


    Mr Ecclestone said he expects to be cleared of any wrongdoing




    Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has been named by prosecutors in Germany as allegedly bribing a former banker during the sale of the sport in 2006.
    Gerhard Gribkowsky, in charge of the sale of BayernLB's stake in F1, stands accused of taking a $44m (£27m) bribe.
    In return, prosecutors allege, Mr Ecclestone received $41.4m in commissions from the bank, as well as a large payment to a family trust.
    Mr Ecclestone said he expects to be cleared of any wrongdoing.


    A court will now decide whether Mr Gribkowsky will stand trial on the charges.
    The allegations revolve around the sale of BayernLB's stake in Formula 1 to private equity group CVC Capital Partners, which still owns the commercial rights to the sport.
    CVC said it had no knowledge of any alleged payments to Mr Gribkowsky.
    The firm bought majority control of F1 from Bernie Ecclestone's family trusts and a group of investment banks.
    Mr Ecclestone remains F1's chief executive and retains a large shareholding in the sport.

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    Ecclestone 'admits payment' at heart of Formula 1 trial

    Mr Ecclestone has said he expects to be cleared of any wrongdoing



    Formula 1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone has admitted to a newspaper that he paid $44m (£27m) to a former banker in 2006.
    Gerhard Gribkowsky, who faces trial in Germany, stands accused of corruptly accepting the money. But Mr Ecclestone denies it was a bribe.
    Mr Ecclestone told the Daily Telegraph that he paid the money because Mr Gribkowsky "threatened" him with trouble with the Inland Revenue.
    The payment came during the sale of the sport in 2006.
    In return for the payment to Mr Gribkowsky, who was in charge of the sale of German bank BayernLB's stake in F1, prosecutors allege Mr Ecclestone received $41.4m in commissions from the bank, as well as a large payment to a family trust.


    In the Telegraph interview, Mr Ecclestone avoided accusing Mr Gribkowsky of blackmail and denied the money was a bribe.
    "I never bribed anybody or paid any money to anybody in connection with the company," he told the newspaper.


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    The allegations revolve around the sale of BayernLB's stake in Formula 1 to private equity group CVC Capital Partners, which still owns the commercial rights to the sport.
    A court will now decide whether Mr Gribkowsky will stand trial on the charges.
    Mr Gribkowsky's lawyer was contacted but declined to comment.
    Mr Ecclestone confirmed to BBC Sport the comments attributed to him by the newspaper.
    CVC said it had no knowledge of any alleged payments to Mr Gribkowsky.
    The firm bought majority control of F1 from Bernie Ecclestone's family trusts and a group of investment banks.
    Mr Ecclestone remains F1's chief executive and retains a large shareholding in the sport.

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    Default Re: Bernie Ecclestone in Formula 1 bribe probe

    bet the little dwarf gets away with it

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    Default Re: Bernie Ecclestone in Formula 1 bribe probe

    Yeah he will. Money talks

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    Default Re: Bernie Ecclestone in Formula 1 bribe probe

    He looks like a slimey fuck


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    Default Re: Bernie Ecclestone in Formula 1 bribe probe

    Quote Originally Posted by bobo06 View Post
    He looks like a slimey fuck
    He is Troulble is as a female point of view, he has the most shrivelled,oldest,ugliest cock to offer......But for a life on the razz , job doneFickle bitches. Lol

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