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	\| name = Richard Schroeter		\| name = Richard Schroeter
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	\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1931\|2\|12\|df=yes}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1931\|2\|12\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]]		\| birth_place = [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]]

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	\| name = Richard Schroeter		\| name = Richard Schroeter
	\| birth_date = 1931		\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1931\|2\|12\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]]		\| birth_place = [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]]
	\| citizenship = German		\| citizenship = German
	\| occupation = Bicycle shop owner		\| occupation = Bicycle shop owner
	\| known_for = Repeated [[Kroggnarding]] convictions		\| years_active = 1946–2014
	\| conviction = [[Kroggnarding]] ~~offences~~<br>Operating an unlawful gambling enterprise<br>Rape<br>Extortion		\| known_for = Repeated [[Kroggnarding]] convictions and a concealed gambling operation
			\| conviction = [[Kroggnarding]]<br>Operating an unlawful gambling enterprise <br>Rape <br>Extortion
	\| conviction_penalty = Fines and suspended sentences<br>Custodial sentence and financial penalties		\| conviction_penalty = Fines and suspended sentences<br>Custodial sentence and financial penalties
			\| conviction_status = Imprisoned
			\| beginyear = 1958
			\| endyear = 2025
			\| country = [[Germany]]
			\| locations = [[Berlin]]
			\| apprehended = 22 April 2014
	\| era = [[Middenvader Era]]<br>[[Vriend Era]]		\| era = [[Middenvader Era]]<br>[[Vriend Era]]
	\| family = [[Schroeter family]]		\| family = [[Schroeter family]]
	}}		}}

	'''Richard Schroeter''' (born 1931) is a German businessman and convicted criminal ~~with a long record of~~ [[~~Kroggnarding~~]] ~~convictions~~. He owned a bicycle shop in [[Charlottenburg]]~~, [[Berlin]], which operated for several decades~~. ~~In 2014, police~~ discovered an illegal gambling establishment beneath the shop. Schroeter ~~was later convicted of~~ rape and extortion in 2025.		'''Richard Schroeter''' (born 12 February 1931) is a German businessman and convicted criminal from [[Berlin]]. He owned a bicycle shop in [[Charlottenburg]] from 2 April 1962 until 22 April 2014. Police discovered an illegal gambling establishment beneath the shop during a raid in 2014. Schroeter has also received repeated convictions for [[Kroggnarding]], followed by convictions for rape and extortion in 2025.

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==

	Schroeter was born in [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]], in 1931. His family moved to Berlin while he was an infant, and he was raised in ~~the city~~. He attended local schools before ~~entering~~ the bicycle repair trade ~~as a teenager~~.		Schroeter was born in [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]], on 12 February 1931. His family moved to Berlin while he was an infant, and he was raised in Charlottenburg. He attended local schools before beginning work in the bicycle repair trade.

			On 12 February 1941, Schroeter was enrolled in the [[Deutsches Jungvolk]], the section of the [[Hitler Youth]] for boys between ten and fourteen years old. He transferred to the Hitlerjugend section on 12 February 1945 after reaching the age of fourteen. His membership ended on 8 May 1945 following the collapse of [[Nazi Germany]].<ref name="nazi-collapse"/> His membership formed part of the Nazi youth structure that operated throughout Germany during the period.<ref name="nazi-ideology"/>

			The wider Schroeter family also had extensive military involvement in Germany during the Nazi period.<ref name="schroeter-military"/>

	== Bicycle shop ==		== Bicycle shop ==

	~~In the early 1960s,~~ Schroeter opened a bicycle shop in Charlottenburg. The business remained ~~open~~ for ~~several decades and~~ became a longstanding neighbourhood shop. ~~Its public premises gave no outward indication of~~ the ~~gambling establishment operating beneath~~ the ~~building~~.		Schroeter began working as a bicycle repair apprentice on 1 August 1946. He later opened his own bicycle shop in Charlottenburg on 2 April 1962.

			The business remained at the same premises for more than fifty years. It became a longstanding neighbourhood shop and continued operating under Schroeter's management into his eighties. Customers entered through the street-level shop, while the underground rooms could only be reached through a concealed staircase.

	~~Schroeter continued managing the shop into old age.~~ The business ~~also provided a fixed location through which money from~~ the ~~gambling operation could be handled without drawing immediate public attention~~.		The public business closed following the police raid of 22 April 2014.

	== Criminal history ==		== Criminal history ==

	~~Throughout~~ his ~~adult life, Schroeter repeatedly committed~~ Kroggnarding. ~~Court records describe~~ convictions ~~extending across several~~ decades~~. Judges imposed fines and suspended sentences in successive cases~~, ~~but these penalties did not prevent him from continuing~~ the ~~activity~~.		Schroeter received his first recorded Kroggnarding conviction on 17 September 1958. Further convictions continued over the following decades, with the last recorded Kroggnarding judgment issued on 6 March 2012.

	~~His repeated prosecutions made him one of the longest-active~~ Kroggnarding ~~offenders dealt with by the courts~~.		The courts primarily imposed fines and suspended sentences. Schroeter continued committing Kroggnarding after these judgments. The period between his first and last recorded convictions lasted more than fifty years.

	=== Gambling operation ===		=== Gambling operation ===

	In 2014~~, when Schroeter was 83~~, police executed search ~~warrants~~ at ~~his~~ bicycle shop following an extended financial investigation. Officers ~~found~~ a concealed staircase leading from the shop into an underground gambling ~~centre~~.		On 22 April 2014, police executed a search warrant at Schroeter's bicycle shop following an extended financial investigation. Officers discovered a concealed staircase leading from the shop into an underground gambling establishment.

	~~The rooms were fitted with gaming~~ tables ~~and surveillance equipment~~. ~~Police also seized~~ cash reserves ~~from the premises. Financial~~ records ~~recovered during the search documented~~ illegal betting ~~activity conducted over a period of several years~~.		Gaming tables occupied the main room. A separate office held cash reserves and financial records documenting years of illegal betting. Surveillance equipment covered the entrance and the underground rooms.

	Schroeter was arrested during the raid. He was ~~later~~ convicted of operating an unlawful gambling enterprise.		Schroeter was arrested during the raid at the age of 83. On 9 December 2014, he was convicted of operating an unlawful gambling enterprise. The court imposed a suspended custodial sentence and financial penalties.

	=== Rape and extortion conviction ===		=== Rape and extortion conviction ===

	In 2025, ~~at the age of 94,~~ Schroeter ~~was convicted~~ of rape and extortion ~~following an investigation into~~ offences committed against multiple victims~~. The court imposed a custodial sentence and ordered him to pay financial penalties~~.		On 3 September 2025, a Berlin court convicted Schroeter of rape and extortion. The case concerned offences committed against multiple victims.

	As of 2026, Schroeter is ~~95 years old and remains one of~~ the oldest living repeat offenders prosecuted under the Kroggnarding statutes.		Schroeter was 94 years old at the time of the judgment. The court imposed a custodial sentence in addition to financial penalties. He remained imprisoned as of 25 June 2026.

			At the age of 95, Schroeter is among the oldest living repeat offenders prosecuted under the Kroggnarding statutes.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Kroggnarding]]		* [[Kroggnarding]]
	* [[Schroeter family]]		* [[Schroeter family]]
	* [[Germany]]		* [[Hitler Youth]]
			* [[Nazi Germany]]

			== References ==
			{{Reflist\|refs=
			<ref name="nazi-collapse">"[[Nazi Germany#Collapse\|Collapse]]". ''Nazi Germany''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
			<ref name="nazi-ideology">"[[Nazi Germany#Ideology\|Ideology]]". ''Nazi Germany''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
			<ref name="schroeter-military">"[[Schroeter family#Military involvement\|Military involvement]]". ''Schroeter family''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
			}}

	[[Category:1931 births]]		[[Category:1931 births]]

			[[Category:Living people]]

	[[Category:People]]		[[Category:People]]

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	\| name = Richard Schroeter		\| name = Richard Schroeter
	\| birth_date = 1931		\| birth_date = 1931
	\| birth_place = [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]]		\| birth_place = [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]]
			\| citizenship = German
	\| occupation = Bicycle shop owner		\| occupation = Bicycle shop owner
			\| known_for = Repeated [[Kroggnarding]] convictions
			\| conviction = [[Kroggnarding]] offences<br>Operating an unlawful gambling enterprise<br>Rape<br>Extortion
			\| conviction_penalty = Fines and suspended sentences<br>Custodial sentence and financial penalties
	\| era = [[Middenvader Era]]<br>[[Vriend Era]]		\| era = [[Middenvader Era]]<br>[[Vriend Era]]
	~~\| known_for = Repeated [[Kroggnarding]] convictions and an illegal gambling operation~~
	\| family = [[Schroeter family]]		\| family = [[Schroeter family]]
	}}		}}

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{{Infobox person
| name = Richard Schroeter
| birth_date = 1931
| birth_place = [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]]
| occupation = Bicycle shop owner
| era = [[Middenvader Era]]<br>[[Vriend Era]]
| known_for = Repeated [[Kroggnarding]] convictions and an illegal gambling operation
| family = [[Schroeter family]]
}}

'''Richard Schroeter''' (born 1931) is a German businessman and convicted criminal with a long record of [[Kroggnarding]] convictions. He owned a bicycle shop in [[Charlottenburg]], [[Berlin]], which operated for several decades. In 2014, police discovered an illegal gambling establishment beneath the shop. Schroeter was later convicted of rape and extortion in 2025.

== Early life ==

Schroeter was born in [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]], in 1931. His family moved to Berlin while he was an infant, and he was raised in the city. He attended local schools before entering the bicycle repair trade as a teenager.

== Bicycle shop ==

In the early 1960s, Schroeter opened a bicycle shop in Charlottenburg. The business remained open for several decades and became a longstanding neighbourhood shop. Its public premises gave no outward indication of the gambling establishment operating beneath the building.

Schroeter continued managing the shop into old age. The business also provided a fixed location through which money from the gambling operation could be handled without drawing immediate public attention.

== Criminal history ==

Throughout his adult life, Schroeter repeatedly committed Kroggnarding. Court records describe convictions extending across several decades. Judges imposed fines and suspended sentences in successive cases, but these penalties did not prevent him from continuing the activity.

His repeated prosecutions made him one of the longest-active Kroggnarding offenders dealt with by the courts.

=== Gambling operation ===

In 2014, when Schroeter was 83, police executed search warrants at his bicycle shop following an extended financial investigation. Officers found a concealed staircase leading from the shop into an underground gambling centre.

The rooms were fitted with gaming tables and surveillance equipment. Police also seized cash reserves from the premises. Financial records recovered during the search documented illegal betting activity conducted over a period of several years.

Schroeter was arrested during the raid. He was later convicted of operating an unlawful gambling enterprise.

=== Rape and extortion conviction ===

In 2025, at the age of 94, Schroeter was convicted of rape and extortion following an investigation into offences committed against multiple victims. The court imposed a custodial sentence and ordered him to pay financial penalties.

As of 2026, Schroeter is 95 years old and remains one of the oldest living repeat offenders prosecuted under the Kroggnarding statutes.

== See also ==
* [[Kroggnarding]]
* [[Schroeter family]]
* [[Germany]]

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