Categories Blogs German Officials Arrest Former Spy Chief on Espionage Charges Post author By Mike Nova Post date October 6, 2026 Europe|German Officials Arrest Former Spy Chief on Espionage Charges ← German Officials Arrest Former Spy Chief on Espionage Charges – The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/world/europe/germany-spy-chief-hanning-arrested-espionage.html → RT by @mikenov: – Former BND chief August #Hanning has been in serious financial trouble for years. – He faced seizure of property and company shares, and part of his pension has been garnished (seized by court order) because of his supervisory-board role in #Latvia’s PNB Banka collapse in 2019. – He had sat on its supervisory board since 2017. – The insolvency administrator sought ~€32m in damages from him and eight others, alleging he negligently signed off on dubious deals. – Hanning said he was lured into a trap and misled by management. – Former #NATO secretary-general Anders Fogh Rasmussen was also on the board and a co-defendant. Latvian police investigated in parallel. https://www.we