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Germany’s Christian Democrats Fear Scandal Could Cost Party $18.5M

HeadlineJan 25, 2000

Germany’s Christian Democrats fear the worsening scandal involving Chancellor Kohl and other officials could cost the party at least $18.5 million. An audit shows that amount of donations of unknown origin from 1989 to 1998 is much greater than initially thought.

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