Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Werner Mauss, often referred to as the German James Bond for his long history of impressive acts of espionage, was given a two-year suspended sentence for tax evasion, a judge said.
The trial, which has received wide media coverage in Germany, centered around the 77-year-old Mauss' access to offshore bank accounts containing millions of euros, the existence of which he never reported to tax authorities.