Continued Battle for Severance: Ex-CEO of Savings Bank Insists on Settlement Payment - Former bank administrator persists in his pursuit for retirement benefits
**Ongoing Legal Battle Over Pension for Convicted Ex-Bank Chairman**
Georg Bromme, the former chairman of Sparkasse Miesbach, who was convicted of embezzlement three years ago in the Miesbach Savings Bank Scandal, is continuing his fight for his pension benefits. Despite his conviction, Bromme has been engaged in legal proceedings at the Higher Regional Court in Munich (Oberlandesgericht München, OLG) to secure his pension rights.
In the latest verdict, handed down in July 2025, Bromme received a sentence of one year and eight months on probation, which is two months longer than his previous sentence in the original trial. His co-defendant, Jakob Kreidl, the former CSU Landrat (district administrator) and ex-chairman of the supervisory board, received eleven months on probation.
The separate legal dispute focuses on whether Bromme, as a convicted former executive, is still entitled to receive his pension from the bank. The outcome of this case remains pending and has not been reported as resolved at the time of the latest available information.
For years, Sparkasse Miesbach paid for luxury trips, invitations, and expensive gifts for local politicians and administrative officials. Much of these payments went through Bromme's desk, leading to his conviction for embezzlement in several cases. The OLG ruled that Bromme's verdict is final as of January 12, 2023.
Bromme had initially claimed around 12,000 euros per month and an additional 14,000 euros that he had already received and must now repay. The former district administrator is still expected to retain other benefits, according to media reports. Despite the ongoing legal battle, Bromme is expected to retain his smaller statutory pension.
During the trial, the defendants claimed their actions were common practice at the time. The criminal trial against Georg Bromme, former chairman of Sparkasse Miesbach, and the district administrator took place in 2018, along with others. The Higher Regional Court held a hearing on Bromme’s case on Monday, with a decision to be announced on July 28.
The Miesbach Sparkassenaffäre thus continues not only as a criminal matter but also as a civil dispute over Bromme’s pension entitlements before the OLG Munich. The scandal caused a stir in the Miesbach district in the early 2010s and led to several cases of embezzlement for which Bromme was convicted. The Munich II Regional Court rejected Bromme's lawsuit against the cancellation of a pension promise in December 2021.
- The ongoing legal battle over Bromme's pension, despite his conviction, underscores the importance of understanding the community policy regarding pension entitlements for convicted executives.
- The business and politics surrounding the Miesbach Savings Bank Scandal extend beyond the criminal trial, as vocational training is needed for officials to comprehend the nexus between finance and ethics.
- The general-news media closely follows the civil dispute over Bromme's pension, but the crime-and-justice system has already convicted him, and his co-defendant Jakob Kreidl, for embezzlement.
