The convicted millionaire fraudster Jürgen Harksen, who also took money from prominent investors in the 80s and 90s, is dead. He died on Tuesday at the age of 63 at his long-time residence in Palma de Mallorca, said his lawyer Gerhard Strate.
In 2003, Harksen was sentenced to several years in prison in Hamburg for fraud. He had previously fled to South Africa and thus escaped the reach of the German justice system for years.
In the ARD two-part series “Gier”, which was broadcast in 2010, director Dieter Wedel was inspired by Harksen’s life story, with Ulrich Tukur in the lead role. Harksen, who was born in Flensburg, had skillfully persuaded investors to make investments, but in the opinion of the judiciary there was no real business idea behind them, but rather a kind of pyramid scheme. Nevertheless, Harksen moved among celebrities and enjoyed a life of luxury.
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Source: Stern
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