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Flicks Involvement Spurs West German Political Scandal
Friedrich Flick, dubbed the pay master of the republic, dominates a widening scandal over political donations in West Germany. The Flick empire, a large private holding group, is linked to hidden gifts to Bonn politicians, tax breaks, and ties to ministers. Court actions loom as investigators probe bribes and corporate influence in the 1970s and 1980s.
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Frankfurt
West Germany
Friedrich Karl Flick
Flick
Munich
Quick
Europe
the Republic
Spiegel
Bonn
Helmut Kohl
Kohl
Daimler-Benz
Mercedes
Charmient
Hans Friderichs
Otto Lambsdorff
Hans Apel
Friderichs
Lambsdorff
Helmut Schmidt
Willy Brandt
Friedrich F. Flick
Adolf Hitler
Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal
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