vandalism

German train driver suspected of faking manhole cover bridge attack

A regional train driver in North-Rhine Westphalia is suspected of faking an apparent attack using manhole covers near the town of Bad Berleburg.

fraud

Fake German heiress Anna Sorokin convicted of fraud

A Russian-born German socialite who scammed her way to the top of New York High Society while accruing debts of a quarter of a million euros has been convicted of fraud.

Money

New €50 note is forgeable, claims German police union

The European Central Bank (ECB) unveiled a new "state-of-the-art" €50 bill on Tuesday. A German police union said criminals would find a way to forge it.

Terrorism

Suspected ETA identity forger detained

German state prosecutors on Friday said they have taken a Spanish national suspected of forging identification papers for Basque terrorist movement ETA while working at a university into custody.

Crime

Art swindler quartet jailed for forgery scam

A German court sentenced a ring of four art forgers Thursday for copying Expressionist artworks by masters such as Max Ernst and Max Pechstein and selling them in a Europe-wide scam.

Crime

Spectacular art forgery trial begins in Cologne

One of the most audacious art forgery cases in German history went on trial in Cologne on Thursday, with four people accused of making €16 million euros from selling fake modern masterpieces.

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New ID card introduced in Germany

Germany will introduce a new ID card on Monday that includes a chip containing a photo and personal data. Critics say the chip is too easily hacked.