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Becker to get probation in tax case Posted: Tuesday October 15, 2002 3:22 PMUpdated: Tuesday October 15, 2002 7:42 PM STUTTGART, Germany (AP) -- Three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has reached an out-of-court settlement in his tax-evasion case, the Stuttgarter Nachrichten reported Tuesday. The daily, drawing upon sources involved in the case, said the retired tennis star will be slapped with two years probation and will pay $2.3 million in back taxes, plus penalty on the money. A Munich court will dismiss the case following a guilty plea from the tennis star when the trial starts on Oct. 23, according to the report. He was threatened with jail time. Between 1991-93, Becker said his official residence was in the tax haven of Monaco. But prosecutors allege Becker spent most of the time in Munich, making him liable for German taxes. Some reports say the tennis star originally faced charges that he evaded $6.3 million in back taxes.
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