{
  "id": 3005542,
  "title": "LBBW: Cum-Ex: Zwanzig Jahre nach den Taten und kein Prozess in Sicht",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/lbbw-cum-ex-zwanzig-jahre-nach-den-taten-und-kein-prozess-in-sicht",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-24T10:47:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/finanzen/banken-versicherungen/cum-ex/lbbw-zwanzig-jahre-nach-den-taten-und-kein-prozess-in-sicht/100248676.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Düsseldorf – Those inquiring at Stuttgart Landgericht about when the largest tax fraud trial in the state will commence are given a date, but only for future requests. A court spokesperson explains that due to the prioritization of pending cases and prior indictments, it is currently impossible to predict when a decision on opening proceedings will be made. The spokesperson recommends resubmission by the end of 2026. Since July 9, 2025, the court has been holding an accusatory hearing against two former Bankers of Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW). The charges concern Cum-Ex transactions from 2006 to 2008 and more than €150 million in understated taxes. However, even 13 months after the indictment, it remains unclear if a main trial will take place. The court is in the intermediate procedure, the phase in which it decides whether to open the main proceeding. The guilt question has already been largely clarified, as the LBBW acknowledged in 2014 that it had understated taxes through illicit share trading and returned the money. The only remaining legal consequence is still pending.",
  "summary": "Seit einem Jahr liegt die Anklage gegen zwei frühere LBBW-Banker vor. Doch vor Ende 2026 wird das Gericht nicht entscheiden, ob es zum Prozess kommt. Nutznießer hat die Hängepartie bereits.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "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."
}