Employee steals
Hansa Rostock loses 100,000 euros – without knowing about the money
Hansa Rostock loses 100,000 euros – without knowing about the money
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An employee of Hansa Rostock steals 100,000 euros. The case is discovered too late and the money is squandered. At the same time, the club is wondering where the money came from.
According to the newspaper, the employee admitted through his lawyer that he had stolen the large sum from a safe in the office and spent all of the money. At the time of the theft, Hansa was still part of the 2nd Bundesliga.
Why does Hansa Rostock have so much money?
According to the public prosecutor’s office, the thefts took place between September 2022 and May 2023. The employee had a key to the safe. The club confirmed the facts but did not want to comment publicly.
But where did so much cash come from? According to the report, the club’s management, including then CEO Robert Marien, knew nothing about the sum and was shocked. The money was said to have been a donation from a Hansa member, which was initially in the safe without the knowledge of the board. The public prosecutor’s office could not confirm whether it was solely a donation from a member.
Hansa is said to have initially not filed a report and relied on the perpetrator to pay in installments. Because that didn’t work, according to the “Ostsee-Zeitung”, the report was filed anyway. In January of this year, the Rostock District Court declared the penalty order to be legally binding. The court sentenced the perpetrator to one year’s probation. The man must pay back the money.