German notary names himself heir to woman's €1.2m estate, gets suspended term

In a shocking case from Braunfels, an 88-year-old woman’s intention to leave her estate to charities was thwarted by a corrupt former notary who forged her will. The Limburg Regional Court imposed a two-year suspended sentence on the notary, who attributed his actions to financial stress but was ultimately deemed to have acted out of greed. His courtroom apology raises questions about the…