He was a fundraiser for the Christian Democratic Party and Christian Social Union in West Germany before and during Helmut Kohl's chancellorship, and was a figure in the party financing scandal that erupted in 1999, discrediting Kohl's political legacy.
He was a fundraiser for the Christian Democratic Party and Christian Social Union in West Germany before and during Helmut Kohl's chancellorship. These donations were crucial in the party financing scandal that erupted in 1999 that damaged Kohl's political legacy.