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Justiz: Windkraft-Betrüger Holt nach Freigang auf der Flucht

Der zu neuen Jahren Haft verurteilte Hendrik Holt ist nach einem Gefängnis-Freigang nicht zurückgekehrt. Jetzt fahndet die Polizei nach dem Flüchtigen.

Justiz: Windkraft-Betrüger Holt nach Freigang auf der Flucht

Berlin — Convicted wind power fraudster Hendrik Holt is now on the run, according to the Osnabrück State Attorney's Office. The authority announced that Holt did not return from an open prison in Berlin, as previously reported by the "Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung." The 36-year-old from Emsland is now wanted by authorities, although specifics about his whereabouts cannot be disclosed due to ongoing investigations.

Holt was sentenced in 2022 to nearly nine years in prison for gang-related fraud, bribery, and document forgery, involving the sale of non-existent wind farms to foreign energy companies and bribing foreign diplomats to avoid prosecution.

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