The Formula One bribery corruption trial in Germany involving Gerhard Gribkowsky saw the banker sentenced to jail by a Munich court on Wednesday.
The guilty verdict could have serious implications for Formula 1 Chief Executive Bernie Ecclestone, who admits to paying millions to the former BayernLB banker.
Gribkowsky was sentenced to eight and a half years in jail for crimes including bribery, for the $44 million received from Ecclestone.
In closing arguments earlier on Wednesday, the German prosecutors described Ecclestone as an "accomplice", not a victim of extortion as claimed by the 81 year old Briton.
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