Hechingen regional court jails a 36-year-old for six years and four months for online banking fraud in 18 cases
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The Hechingen regional court sentenced a 36-year-old to six years and four months in prison for computer fraud in 18 cases, heise online reported on 10 November. According to heise, the court found that he spied out victims' online banking data, reached their accounts and in late 2020 and early 2021 moved about 920,000 euros to accounts at crypto firms; the banks reversed part of it and the court ordered about 768,643 euros confiscated. Heise reported that the ruling of 15 October is final and that Esslingen criminal police identified the suspect. The banks were not named.
- When
- 15 October 2026
- Where
- Hechingen, Germany
- What
- legal
- Acting party
- Government of Germany
- Attribution
- Acknowledged by the acting party. The Hechingen regional court issued the ruling in its own name, heise online reported.
- In the record
- Published 2026-11-10 13:50 UTC
Sources
- Evidence heise online
History
- First recorded 10 Nov, 13:50 UTC, as reported (one origin only).
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The War Record, "Hechingen regional court jails a 36-year-old for six years and four months for online banking fraud in 18 cases", record ev-20261110-zvbv, version 1, https://thewarrecord.com/events/ev-20261110-zvbv/