德银联席董事长及首席执行官耶根·菲琛及五名董事因作假被德国司法部门起诉。如罪名成立，可被刑事拘留六个月到10年。。Deutsche Bank (DB -0.6%) co-CEO Jurgen Fitschen and other former bank board members have been charged by German prosecutors with giving false testimony in the long-running court battle with the heirs of Leo Kirch.

Those charged will be given time to respond to the allegations before a decision is made on whether to pursue the case (likely early next year). If convicted, the executives could face jail terms of 6 months to 10 years.