Christian Michel Age, Controversy, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Christian James Michel
Profession(s)	Businessman, Middleman
Famous For	Being accused in AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter Scam
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 170 cm in meters- 1.70 m in feet inches- 5’ 7”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 lbs
Eye Colour	Light Brown
Hair Colour	Grey (Semi-Bald)
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year- 1964
Age (as in 2018)	54 Years
Birthplace	United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Family	Father- Wolfgang Max Richard Michel (Broker) Mother- Name Not Known Brother- Not Known Sister- Not Known
Controversies	• He is an alleged middleman in the AgustaWestland chopper deal. He was extradited from the UAE to India on 4 December 2018. Indian authorities investigated the accusations that Michel organised bribes to push a ₹3,600-crore contract for VVIP helicopters to be purchased by the Indian Government for the top Indian leaders, bureaucrats, and other officials. • Michel along with two other middlemen is also accused by the Enforcement Directorate, a law enforcement agency of India, of taking commissions worth €70 million from AgustaWestland to bribe Indian officials who helped him. • Michel has also been charged in the Milan court for his role in taking millions of dollars from other companies illicitly.

Some Lesser Known Facts About Christian Michel

• His deceased father, Wolfgang Max Richard Michel was also a middleman and acted as a mediator between former Libyan dictator Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and Britain’s Labour Party.
  

  Muammar Gaddafi was helped by Christian Michel’s father

• Christian Michel has also served as a chairman and sole director of Entera Corporation, a British company. His father, Wolfgang Michel had also promoted Entera Corporation along with two other companies; UCM International Trading Limited and Ferro-Imports Limited. In 2004, Entera Corporation went insolvent with more than £1.3 million in debt and Michel was banned from doing business in the UK for seven years. ^[1]business-standard

• With the help of his father, Entera Corporation made more than £2 million from India between 1987 and 1996.

• In AgustaWestland case, Michel is one of the three middlemen being probed in the case, along with Carlo Gerosa and Guido Haschke. ^[2]firstpost

• In 2017, Michel had written a letter to the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and insisted that he was a victim of “political conspiracy.” ^[3]thehindu

• In November 2018, a Dubai-based court confirmed the order clearing the way for Michel’s extradition to India.