Man who died in hospital last July is subject of NBI probe on Wirecard

August 13, 2020

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Thursday confirmed that the person named Christopher Bauer who died in a Paranaque hospital last July 27 was the same person being sought by the NBI for investigation in connection with the multi-billion dollar fraud at Wirecard.

“Per official documents submitted to the NBI, Christopher Reinhard Bauer, a German national/businessman, died on July 27, 2020 in a Paranaque hospital due to natural causes. He was subsequently cremated,” Guevarra said in a text message.

“He was the same person summoned by the NBI in connection with the Wirecard fraud investigation,” he added.

Guevarra earlier said Bauer , a former Wirecard executive, is among those eyed by the NBI and the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to be investigated in connection with the Wirecard fund mess. DMS