Former Freshfields lawyer arrested over German tax scam - sources

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German police have arrested a former partner at global law firm Freshfields, escalating an investigation into a multi-billion-euro tax scam, two people with knowledge of the matter said. The arrest of Ulf Johannemann marks the first time that authorities have detained a suspect relating to a widespread phantom trading fraud that Germany estimates cost it more than 5 billion euros (4.3 billion pounds)."The imprisonment is completely unfounded. We will of course challenge..