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Pawned Pension: Ex-BND Boss Is Said to Have Asked Scholz for Help

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The arrested former head of the Federal Intelligence Service, August Hanning, is said to be in debt. Background may be demands from Latvia.

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Pawned Pension: Ex-BND Boss Is Said to Have Asked Scholz for Help

The arrested former head of the Federal Intelligence Service, August Hanning, is said to be in debt. Background may be demands from Latvia.

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Former Head of German Intelligence Suspected of Espionage Asks Scholz for Help over Bankrupt Latvian Bank

August Hanning, the former head of Germany's Federal Intelligence Service (BND), who was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of espionage and treason, approached then-Chancellor Olaf Scholz in 2022 with his financial problems.

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t-online broke the news in Berlin, Germany on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
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