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December 10, 2012

Manwin Chief Fabian Thylmann Arrested in Belgium

BRUSSELS, Belgium—Fabian Thylmann, managing partner of international adult conglomerate Manwin, has been taken into custody by Belgian officials on an arrest warrent issued by a German court on suspicion of tax evasion. Contrary to some news reports, AVN has learned that Thylmann was arrested late last week, reportedly at the Belgian airport. According to German daily Die Welt (The World), police raided Manwin's Hamburg offices last Tuesday as part of an ongoing probe precipitated in part by the newspaper's own investigation into the company. The several dozen officers who conducted the raid seized a number of computers and documents. The same day, officers in Belgium searched Thylmann's own residence there. Die Welt published a series of articles on Manwin in its Sunday edition during September that among other things examined irregularities in the company's structure, which in turn likely contributed to the government's suspicion of tax evasion. The warrant for Thylmann's arrest was issued by the District Court of Cologne, Germany. A spokeman for the prosecutor said that Thylmann's projected extradition to Cologne is open-ended at this point, and could not disclose whether there are other suspects in the investigation. Manwin owns porn powerhouses including Brazzers, Digital Playground, Reality Kings, YouPorn and PornHub, as well as manages Playboy's web and broadcast properties. Its various arms are registered in Luxembourg, Germany, Canada, Cyprus, USA and Ireland.   German news outlet sueddeutsche.de is reporting that Thylmann remains in custody, awaiting extradition to Germany. AVN has contacted Manwin for comment, but did not hear back by post time.

 
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