Lilly Becker in court

Almost half a million euros are in play. Lilly Becker and Pierre Uebelhack are fighting in court over a lot of money. But that’s not all.

For Lilly Becker it’s about a lot at the moment, not just about money. What happened on Wednesday before the 14th Civil Chamber at the Munich Regional Court raised many questions. It was the start of proceedings in which “mainly a payment amounting to 182,694 euros” was claimed – by the TV producer Pierre Uebelhack. He demands this money back from Lilly Becker; she only received it from him as a loan, but despite all his requests, she never paid it back.

The fact that this case ended up in court would be unfortunate enough in itself. But it did not stop. In the oral hearing on Wednesday, the single judge stated “that the parties are probably also arguing about other payment amounts amounting to around 300,000 euros,” the court confirmed to t-online. Although this is not the subject of the proceedings, it certainly seems unsavory.

In any case, Lilly Becker denies all allegations through her lawyer. Her version: The money was not a loan, but rather a gift because she and Pierre Uebelhack were a couple. Between autumn 2018 and the beginning of 2021, as a couple, they “shared a table and bed,” as “Bild,” among others, quoted from the accused’s argument.

Uebelhack, on the other hand, denies this. He wants the financial donations back and presented the signed loan agreements to the court. These documents, in turn, were “foisted” on her client, according to Lilly Becker’s lawyer. These completely contradictory statements ultimately led to the presiding judge, Judge Robert Engelmann, clearly admonishing both parties.

Are Lilly Becker or Pierre Uebelhack even threatened with a prison sentence?

“In view of the very different presentations of the parties,” there is also “the possibility of criminal offenses being committed,” a spokeswoman for the regional court wrote to t-online when asked. It is explicitly about process fraud. This occurs “when a party presents untrue facts to the court and the court, based on this, makes a judgment that sentences the other party to pay,” explains the press spokeswoman and adds: “If the court recognizes the untruth, it does not If the ‘desired’ payment judgment is reached, a consciously untruthful presentation would constitute an attempt at process fraud.”

So it’s about much more than money. Now the case also revolves around who lied in court. Because the two versions are so contradictory that one of the two parties is lying. This prompted the judge to speak of a “serious crime”. However, this is not defined in the law. So what did Robert Engelmann mean by that?

An agreement must be reached by April 2, 2024

“The single judge expressed that lying in court is not a trivial offense. The penalty for fraud is a fine or a prison sentence of up to 5 years (§ 263 StGB),” said Cornelia Kallert, presiding judge at the regional court , to t-online.

How things continue now is also in the hands of Lilly Becker and Pierre Uebelhack. The judge asked the disputants to reach an agreement. He gave them until April 2, 2024 to do this. If that is not enough and the two still cannot agree on their lawyers, the negotiation will go into the next round. The next date for the procedure would be April 10th.