Germany's richest woman and heir to the BMW car empire has been spared an embarrassing court visit after her playboy lover confessed to a multi-million euro fraud and to having attempted to blackmail her with footage of an intimate encounter.
Susanne Klatten, a member of the reclusive Quandt dynasty, and three other wealthy women were tricked into parting with more than €9m by Helg Sgarbi, a Swiss former investment banker, who was sentenced yesterday to six years in prison.
