Other People’s Money on SBS and SBS on Demand S1E1 – The story of the biggest tax fraud in European history – and how two women fought to put an end to it. Pay a tax, get it refunded twice, and claim it’s legal: that’s a Cum-Ex deal.
A young lawyer and his boss expand this scheme to private investors in Germany, developing a global network of banks, lawyers, and investors that steal billions from European citizens. In Denmark, tax officials Inger Brøgger and Niels Jensen watch helplessly as state funds vanish, with little support from bankers or politicians.
When Niels faces financial struggles and personal pressures, he loses his moral compass and joins the scheme. In Germany, a District Attorney uncovers the massive fraud and faces fierce resistance from banks and politicians. Determined to prevent the usual outcome—where minor players are caught while the masterminds walk free—she fights tirelessly to bring those truly responsible to justice.
From the producers of Babylon Berlin and the BAFTA-awarded Millenium trilogy.
Season One, Episode One: 2005:
In Frankfurt, the notorious tax lawyer Dr. Bruno Hausner and his ambitious young colleague Sven Lebert develop an illegal business model in which taxes are refunded twice through complex stock transactions: Cum-Ex. Meanwhile, in Copenhagen, tax officials Inger Brøgger and Niels Jensen become suspicious because the tax refunds are growing at an alarming rate.
Other People’s Money on SBS and SBS on Demand – Series Premiere / Monday 9 February at 10.40pm (8 Parts)
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