Tech millionaire Daniel Starr is arrested on his private jet in a case later ruled unlawful. Investigators reveal the shocking story behind the five-year probe. *** Note: The voices of Gode, Iwersen, and Votsmeier are AI-generated to make this English version accessible to an international audience. Paris, November 2022: Tech millionaire Daniel Starr is reading on his private jet when heavily armed police storm the plane. Minutes later, he’s face down on the runway, pinned between two officers with their hands on their weapons. The arrest should never have happened. It was based on a European warrant issued by German prosecutors – later overturned as unlawful. Yet the investigation goes on, pursued with unusual toughness and sparking growing political backlash, even among allies of Donald Trump. In this episode of Handelsblatt Crime, investigative reporters Sönke Iwersen and Volker Votsmeier uncover the story behind the five-year probe. Daniel Starr himself speaks out. Hosted by Solveig Gode. You can read more about the investigation into Daniel Starr here (in German): Ein US-Unternehmer hat Angst vor der deutschen Justiz https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/start-ups/haftbefehl-ein-us-unternehmer-hat-angst-vor-der-deutschen-justiz-01/100134662.html US-Investor fordert Schadensersatz in Milliardenhöhe von NRW https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/justizaffaere-us-investor-fordert-schadensersatz-in-milliardenhoehe-von-nrw-02/100136283.html *** Das exklusive Abo-Angebot für alle Hörerinnen und Hörer von Handelsblatt Crime: www.handelsblatt.com/mehrjournalismus Helfen Sie uns, unsere Podcasts weiter zu verbessern. Ihre Meinung ist uns wichtig: www.handelsblatt.com/zufriedenheit Weitere Informationen zu Werbeeinblendungen: https://cmk.handelsblatt.com/cms/articles/15597/anzeige/podcast-werbepartnerinnen/hier-gibt-s-weitere-infos-zu-den-angeboten-unserer-werbepartner-innen
English Version: Arrested at the Airport – The Case Against US Tech Entrepreneur Daniel Starr
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Tech millionaire Daniel Starr is arrested on his private jet in a case later ruled unlawful. Investigators reveal the shocking story behind the five-year probe. *** Note: The voices of Gode, Iwersen, and Votsmeier are AI-generated to make this English version accessible to an international audience. Paris, November 2022: Tech millionaire Daniel Starr is reading on his private jet when heavily armed police storm the plane. Minutes later, he’s face down on the runway, pinned between two officers with their hands on their weapons. The arrest should never have happened. It was based on a European warrant issued by German prosecutors – later overturned as unlawful. Yet the investigation goes on, pursued with unusual toughness and sparking growing political backlash, even among allies of Donald Trump. In this episode of Handelsblatt Crime, investigative reporters Sönke Iwersen and Volker Votsmeier uncover the story behind the five-year probe. Daniel Starr himself speaks out. Hosted by Solveig Gode. You can read more about the investigation into Daniel Starr here (in German): Ein US-Unternehmer hat Angst vor der deutschen Justiz https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/start-ups/haftbefehl-ein-us-unternehmer-hat-angst-vor-der-deutschen-justiz-01/100134662.html US-Investor fordert Schadensersatz in Milliardenhöhe von NRW https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/industrie/justizaffaere-us-investor-fordert-schadensersatz-in-milliardenhoehe-von-nrw-02/100136283.html *** Das exklusive Abo-Angebot für alle Hörerinnen und Hörer von Handelsblatt Crime: www.handelsblatt.com/mehrjournalismus Helfen Sie uns, unsere Podcasts weiter zu verbessern. Ihre Meinung ist uns wichtig: www.handelsblatt.com/zufriedenheit Weitere Informationen zu Werbeeinblendungen: https://cmk.handelsblatt.com/cms/articles/15597/anzeige/podcast-werbepartnerinnen/hier-gibt-s-weitere-infos-zu-den-angeboten-unserer-werbepartner-innen
