▁ ▁Evangel ical ▁Academy ▁Berlin , ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁ ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁the ▁Arts , ▁Member ▁ ▁Gegen ▁Ver g essen ▁– ▁Für ▁Dem okrat ie , ▁Deput y ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁ ▁Kon rad ▁A den auer ▁Foundation , ▁Member ▁ ▁Otto ▁B ene cke ▁Foundation , ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁▁ ▁Syn anon ▁Foundation , ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁ ▁Zo ological ▁Gard ens ▁of ▁Berlin , ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁( since ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁ ▁Die p gen ▁was ▁a ▁CD U ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁Federal ▁Convention ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁elect ing ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Germany ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Die p gen ▁acknowled ged ▁accepting ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁West ▁German ▁marks , ▁or ▁about ▁$ 2 1 , 0 0 0 , ▁from ▁real ▁estate ▁invest or ▁Kurt ▁Fran ke ▁without ▁having ▁reported ▁the ▁amount ▁as ▁a ▁party ▁contribution ▁as ▁demanded ▁by ▁law . ▁The ▁Mayor ▁later ▁added ▁that ▁the ▁total ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁ 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁marks . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁b ri ber y ▁alleg ations , ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 7 ▁business men ▁and ▁polit icians ▁were ▁under ▁investigation , ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁offices ▁and ▁homes ▁were ▁searched . ▁