{
  "id": 11445075,
  "title": "Cum-Ex: Mangels hinreichenden Tatverdachts: Ermittlungsverfahren gegen Deutsche-Börse-Vorstand eingestellt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/cum-ex-mangels-hinreichenden-tatverdachts-ermittlungsverfahren-gegen",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-02T12:53:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/banken-versicherungen/cum-ex/cum-ex-ermittlungsverfahren-gegen-deutsche-boerse-vorstand-eingestellt/100259244.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Frankfurt - The good news for Deutsche-Börse executive Thomas Book is that the Köln Public Prosecutor's Office has put an end to the investigation against him concerning Cum-Ex transactions on September 15th. His lawyers, Michael Gubitz and Ole-Steffen Lucke, informed the Handelsblatt about this development. The decision to drop the case came under Paragraph 170(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, which means there was insufficient evidence of wrongdoing, resulting in no charges. The investigation was extensive, and the prosecutor's office has extensively explained in their statement that there were no indications of criminal acts, and thus, no suspicion against Dr. Book remains. This clarification finally clears Dr. Book entirely. The Köln Public Prosecutor's Office has confirmed the termination of the proceedings. The Handelsblatt reported on this investigation exclusively in summer 2023. At the time, Book was considered a potential successor to managing director Theodor Weimer. However, by the end of 2024, his fellow executive Stephan Leithner took over the CEO position.",
  "summary": "Die Staatsanwaltschaft Köln hat ihre Ermittlungen gegen Thomas Book wegen Cum-Ex-Geschäften eingestellt. Justizkreisen zufolge wurden zuletzt auch mehrere andere Verfahren beendet.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}