Akis Tsochatzopoulos

Former defense minister and a one-time stalwart of the PASOK Socialist  Akis Tsochatzopoulos, who is in detention and already sentenced to eight years for failing to declare his wealth, was back in court on March 8 along with 18...

Olympic Gold and Silver Medalist winning windsurfer Nikos Kaklamanakis has charged that former defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, now jailed on charges of a massive money laundering and bribery scheme, ordered him cut from Greece's 1988 team going to Seoul...

According to reports, during his apology to investigator Gabriel Mallis Akis Tsochatzopoulos’ cousin, Nikolaos Zigras, “burned” the former minister. The content of Zigras’ apology provoked a harsh statement by Tsohatzopoulos who spoke of transaction tactics of the investigator with...

The steadily unfolding bribery scandal of defense procurements revolving mainly around the former Greek Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos could easily rank the case as a top class scenario for a future John le Carré novel. Unknown revealing details have come...

Greek authorities are investigating the Tsohatzopoulos case and have ordered the temporary imprisonment of many colleagues and relatives of the former MP and former Minister. Akis Tsohatzopoulos is accused of money laundering and payoffs for military equipment, legalized through...

Akis Tsochatzopoulos is the former Greek politician and minister who remains imprisoned on financial fraud charges.  Tsochatzopoulos, according to accusers, appears to own an offshore company, to which he, in cooperation with many other relatives and businessmen, transferred money...

Former minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos’ wife, Vicky Stamatis, was remanded in custody today after the mutual decision of the investigating judge and prosecutor examining the money laundering case. Mrs. Stamatis' brother, Panayotis Stamatis, was released after his sister entered her plea...

There is a joke that has been circulating on the internet the past couple of days: "When Akis Tsochatzopoulos was arrested, it wasn’t out of arrogance. He was smiling because he was the one who had appointed the police...

Just like her father, former Greek minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, Areti headed to Korydallos prison on Thursday, April 26. She was held in custody after her testimony before the examining magistrate. She faces money laundering charges, and the scandal appears to...

Former Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos has filed an application for his release at the First Instance Council through his defense attorneys on Monday. The former Minister has been in detention since last Monday on charges of money laundering. In his application, the...