The trial of Jürgen Graf, medical director and chairman of Frankfurt University Hospital, has begun at the Stuttgart court.
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Prosecutors accuse him of fraud, breach of trust, and bribery.
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Between 2014 and 2016, he allegedly engaged in dubious financial transactions linked to the hospital’s international patient department.
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Investigations point to large money transfers for medical services that may never have been provided, as well as illegal commissions paid to patient brokers.
The case has drawn national attention, raising concerns about transparency in Germany’s university hospital system.
Sources – Agencies