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[CoasterFEV]

Uh...oh....

 

The initial investigate stems from an event in the Spring of 2012 where a group of American's consumed an unexpected amount of beer and meat - pushing the owners to try almost anything to recover from the loss

 

 

 

Germany's Fort Fun Park Owners Sentenced for Fraud

German: WAZ (Essen, Germany) – December 18

 

The 29-year-old former owner of the Sauerland amusement park, identified in court documents as Matthäus Z., was sentenced to three years, 10 months in prison after he admitted culpability in a multi-million Euro fraud that began in 2011. His mother and co-conspirator was given a two-year suspended sentence. The scheme resulted in the park owner and a roller coaster developer loosing more than €6 million (US$7.9 million). Lawyers said the pair were given lighter sentences because they admitted guilt.

 

/ Bestwig., The 29-year-old Matthew Z. in Fort Fun Process sentenced on Tuesday by the Economic Chamber of the District Court of Arnsberg to a prison term of three years and ten months for fraud. His co-accused mother escaped with a two-year suspended sentence.

 

The dream life of only 29 years old, interim Fort Fun-owner Matthew Z. since Tuesday dreamed out in legal terms. He was driven by the desire to own someday an amusement park, said the presiding judge of the Criminal Court of Arnsberg economy, Klaus-Peter Teipel, at the sentencing hearing. Despite its parlous financial situation he had worked hard to achieve this goal - and the offenses committed. The acknowledgment was the former singer and media mogul a sentence of 3 years and 10 months for fraud. His co-accused mother escaped with a two-year suspended sentence.

 

So the events of the year 2011/2012 in Hochsauerland spectacular abspielten so unspectacular was the end of the procedure on the fifth trial. The ruling is the result of an agreement of the parties - the legal framework ("no deal, no wheeling and dealing"), as Judge Teipel reiterated. Z. had been picked in a statement through his lawyer, to have faked a bank statement and a letter from a bank - to the Fort Fun Adventure Land for EUR 6 million can buy. The fixed amount of EUR 250,000 was paid family breeder with the commission for the appointment of a roller coaster.

 

Court certifies cheated a "naive"

Teipel judge could not avoid the impression that the previous convictions for fraud and prisoners as of 29-year-old has never traded some "talent" for falsifying documents. Certainly a "talent that is inconsistent with the legal system in line."

 

The chamber attested yesterday the parties of the family Z. a "certain degree of naivety." So it is a mandated "highly paid" law firm had failed at a bank to ask whether any money is in an account under the Frankish family. Teipel: "They would just have to ask the bailiff, then the business would not even come about."

The court found in the 29-year-old Matthew, who initiated the fraud. His mother, but I partake. Her sentence was suspended because it was not previously entered against it in appearance. For prosecutor Henning Michels was the motivation of the former owner of a small supermarket in the dark: "Why do you do that when you're gone before quite solid through life?"

 

Strafmilderndes confession

A mitigating deemed the court the confession of the accused and their commitment to a civil claim for compensation.

 

Mother and son Z. who yesterday apologized to the park staff for them to have been of great concern. "It was a serious mistake," said the 29-year and stressed that they have not had the aim to enrich themselves.

 

Attorney Michels saw in the purchase of many years' hinkriselnden right "Fort Fun Adventure Land is the last chance for Ziegler (" he had a penchant for something bigger "), to acquire a recreational park. Previously, several attempts had been unsuccessful. "With audacity and criminal energy and the knowledge to have no capital, hell-bent on trying to fulfill his life's dream."

[Ed Farmer]

Being a fan of Georgia's Ninja (and Vekoma in general I guess), Goudurix has always kind of interested me.

[KBrylczyk]

Being a fan of Georgia's Ninja (and Vekoma in general I guess), Goudurix has always kind of interested me.

 

Then you'll LOVE it when you ride it! Seriously, the butterfly-ish element over the lake? When you're on the ride, you can actually see the exact point where they had to build an extra little bit of track to connect the rails...because they didn't line up. I'm not even close to kidding. The track zig-zags in the middle of that element.

[KBrylczyk]

Uh...oh....

 

The initial investigate stems from an event in the Spring of 2012 where a group of American's consumed an unexpected amount of beer and meat - pushing the owners to try almost anything to recover from the loss

 

I know nothing...

[shivtim]

I was feeling nostalgic and missing Europa Park. Re-reading this TR hit the spot.