A comprehensive review by the Bonn Public Prosecutor’s Office has concluded that no criminal investigation will be opened against former senior public prosecutor Anne Brorhilker regarding her work on Cum-Ex related cases. The decision follows a detailed assessment of a criminal complaint filed last autumn by legal representatives of Christian Olearius, former CEO of Warburg Bank.
The complaint alleged that Brorhilker intentionally presented incomplete and inaccurate information as the basis for charges against former Warburg Bank employees relating to the Cum-Ex transactions. However, a spokesperson for the Public Prosecutor’s Office stated on Thursday, following inquiries, that no initial suspicion of criminal conduct was identified.
Sources within the legal system indicate that a complaint regarding the decision not to proceed with a criminal investigation has already been lodged with the Cologne Public Prosecutor General’s Office. Confirmation of this from a spokesperson was not immediately available on Thursday.
Brorhilker, while stationed at the Cologne Public Prosecutor’s Office, played a key role in investigating and prosecuting numerous individuals involved in the controversial Cum-Ex tax deals. She resigned from her position in 2024, citing a perceived lack of support for the complex and demanding workload. Following her departure from the Public Prosecutor’s Office, she took on a management role with the non-profit organization Finanzwende, which advocates for financial market reform.
