Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness arrives for the verdict in his trial for tax evasion at the regional court in Munich March 13, 2014. A German court convicted Hoeness of tax evasion on Thursday and sentenced the soccer manager who turned Bayern Munich into one of the world's most successful clubs to three years and six months in jail. REUTERS/Christof Stache/Pool
MUNICH (Reuters) - A German court convicted Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness of tax evasion on Thursday and sentenced the man who turned the football club into one of the world's most successful sports dynasties to 3-1/2 years in jail.
Judge Rupert Heindl ruled that Hoeness's voluntary disclosure that he had failed to pay taxes had been incomplete and thus did not meet a vital requirement needed for amnesty under laws designed to encourage tax evaders to come clean.
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