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Gigolo ‘sought revenge on BMW’

March 19, 2009 12:44
Helg Sgarbi, dubbed the Swiss Gigolo, was described as “charming and attentive” by the BMW heiress

ByMarcus Dysch, Marcus Dysch

1 min read

A conman who defrauded Germany’s richest woman is claimed to have targeted his victim because of her family’s Nazi past.

Helg Sgarbi, dubbed the Swiss Gigolo, was last week jailed for six years for defrauding and attempting to blackmail Susanne Klatten with a videotape of the couple having sex in a hotel.

Ms Klatten, the 68th wealthiest person in the world, is an heir to the BMW fortune and is thought to be worth almost $10 billion.

Her great-grandfather, Gunther Quandt, founded BMW and his first wife, Magda, later married Joseph Goebbels.