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Ecclestone officially charged with bribery in Germany
BERLIN, Berlin, July 17, 2013 (AFP) - Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone was on Wednesday indicted on bribery charges by German prosecutors and faces a trial in Munich which could end the motor racing magnate's 40-year-reign. The 82-year-old could face a prison sentence after being charged by Munich prosecutors in relation to a $44 million (33.6 million euro, £29 million) payment he made to German banker Gerhard Gribkowsky which was linked to the sale of the Formula One rights in 2006. An English copy of the charges have been received by Ecclestone's lawyers and a date for the trial was not expected to be set before mid-September, said a spokesperson for the Munich I district court....
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