BERLIN — Prosecutors in Munich have charged a former senior worker of BMW with corruption and of getting defrauded the German automaker of hundreds of thousands of euros.

The person was charged with 18 counts of business corruption and 33 counts of breach of belief on the expense of the carmaker, a courtroom spokesperson stated on Wednesday, confirming a report in German journal WirtschaftsWoche.

In response to the Munich courtroom, damages to BMW amounted to 2.7 million euros ($3.06 million).

The previous worker allegedly acquired 2.4 million euros in kickbacks between 2007 and 2015 in alternate for awarding consulting contracts.

In complete, 5 individuals have been charged, together with the managing director of a now-insolvent consulting agency who’s accused of bribery, and aiding and abetting embezzlement.

The courtroom spokesperson stated all 5 deny the fees.

A BMW spokesperson stated the corporate couldn’t touch upon an ongoing case.