Mobile phone controlled
Hello, I suspect that someone has secretly read a WhatsApp chat on my mobile phone. Is this considered a crime, and if so, what kind?
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Deadline for reporting a crime?
How quickly must a robbery be reported to the police? In my case, my husband was attacked in the middle of the night in Frankfurt, but he traveled to Berlin early in the morning to not lose his train-bound ticket, and only went to the police in Berli...
Discontinuation of criminal proceedings in exchange for payment of 750 euros.
On 13.9.13 I received a letter from the district court with the following content: The criminal proceedings according to § 153 a para. 2 StPO are suspended under the condition of payment in the amount of 750,- €. I believe the amount is much too hig...
Sound level meter against noisy neighbors?
I live in a rental building with over 40 individual apartments. The building is poorly soundproofed. My neighbor, whose apartment door is only about 2 meters away from mine, has the habit of always slamming his door loudly. Since he often comes home ...
Avoiding driver's license suspension ??
Here is the case again (which happened in November 2011): Hit-and-run or not? An employee caused an accident and drove in panic for 400-600 meters. She had only heard a loud noise before and hit her head on the window. Upon inspecting the vehicle, s...
Domestic violence
Dear Sir or Madam, I have rented a house with my partner and my daughter (not my partner's biological daughter) with a jointly signed rental agreement. Ten days ago, my partner physically assaulted me during an argument, which has been confirmed by ...
Good faith purchase of a stolen vehicle
Dear Sir or Madam, Unfortunately, I purchased a car in good faith in 2009 that was stolen. I paid 11,300 euros for it. I received the original registration certificates Part 1 and 2 (1500 blank certificates were stolen from a district office in Hamm...
Fire protection regulations / Rental property
As a new tenant of a very high-quality residential complex with a net monthly rent of 1900 € in Munich with a courtyard, I currently observe that several bicycles are being parked in the area of the courtyard near the walls. Although there are 3 sign...
Question about tax law (also some criminal and internet law)
I have a comprehensive question regarding tax, criminal, and internet law. Let's imagine a German citizen is abroad and is the managing director of a limited liability company in that country. From there, he offers a service online that German compa...
Credit card
My credit card was misused and now I am supposed to pay 2000 euros that I don't have. Who should I contact now? Can I take any legal action against this? Regards
Indictment under §176a
We have a serious problem. My wife and I wanted to purchase a property at the beginning of 2009, partially for our own use and partially to rent to my brother-in-law. My brother-in-law, who has custody of a 9-year-old girl from a previous relationshi...
Internet fraud
Dear lawyer, My 18-year-old son participated in an auction at the beginning of September, which was held on a specially created internet portal. He opened four different "fantasy" accounts in order to vote with their welcome bonuses. The accounts we...
Interest rate scam
If someone manipulates the interest or monetary value after the n-th decimal place from n accounts (e.g. 10,000 accounts/year), are they committing only one offense or n offenses, or are these legally considered n cases of fraud?...
insult
My niece constantly insults me on the internet on the website "Wer kennt wen". I have evidence for this, can I file a complaint against her even though she is only 17 years old? And can you represent me in this matter?...
Defamation/slander
On 20.06.2009, my husband was insulted in front of 50 mourners at the cemetery during the funeral speech in his absence. Facts Matthias would have liked to see his brothers Manfred and again and now you are pretending to mourn here. What does a de...
Criminal offender deemed not criminally responsible under the care of a forensic pathologist unsupervised.
If a drunk man is alone and unsupervised with a medical officer in an "interrogation room" as a result of a crime without handcuffs. Is this then a grossly negligent violation of the police's duty of supervision over the suspect offender? After all...
