The German authorities arrested the former chief financial officer of Wierkard, after the disappearance of about $ 2.1 billion from the Digital Payments Company, in the scandal that rocked Germany's financial industry. < / p>

According to Arabia Net, Marcus Brown, who resigned last week, was arrested in Munich Monday, as part of an investigation into the company's accounting behavior, according to Arabiya Net. This was stated by the Attorney General. Today, Tuesday, the judge will decide how long Marcus will be held.

The company said earlier, that the two billion dollars that disappeared from the company's accounts on the way to Filipino banks may not have a presence from the original.

The Philippine central bank confirmed that the lost money had not entered the country's financial system.

The company withdrew its financial statements for the year 2019 and the first quarter of 2020. The auditor, Ernst & Young, refused to certify the financial statements of the company.