Total metal boss Stefan Wolf threatens a preliminary investigation. The public prosecutor's office in Tübingen (Baden-Württemberg) confirmed to the star and RTL that they were investigating the 61-year-old. "I can confirm that the public prosecutor's office in Tübingen is examining the facts that have become known through the media coverage," said public prosecutor Nicolaus Wegele.

Stern and RTL reported in mid-October that the President of the General Confederation of Employers' Associations in the Metal and Electrical Industry had been employing his private housekeeper on the black for years, i.e. avoiding taxes and paying social security contributions. The woman worked full-time, five days a week, for Stefan Wolf, who is also Vice President of the Confederation of German Employers' Associations (BDA). She made the beds, cleaned the many rooms in his house, went shopping and tidied up. Several people from Wolf's environment confirmed this to the star and RTL.

Wolf has not yet commented on the allegation of social security fraud. He faces a fine of up to 500,000 euros, possibly even a suspended prison sentence.