Bribery
Business
Greek Shipping Companies Allegedly Involved in Brazilian Bribery Scandal
Brazilian authorities have accused ensnaring U.S. asphalt maker Sargeant Marine, six Greek shipping companies and a former Brazilian congressman in a wide-ranging graft probe.
Brazilian authorities said they were investigating allegations that Greek shipping companies paid bribes to obtain contracts from...
Greece
Greek Tennis Player Konstantinos Mikos Gets Lifetime Ban for Corruption
On Thursday, the Greek tennis player, Konstantinos Mikos, received a lifetime ban from competing in the sport after a Tennis Integrity Unit investigation found that he was guilty of four charges of corruption.
The investigation revealed that Mikos had offered...
Crime
Former Defense Minister Tsochatzopoulos Released from Prison
Former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos was released from prison on Thursday afternoon on account of ill health.
"My torture is over," Tsochatzopoulos told reporters upon his release. He accused former PASOK prime ministers Costas Simitis and George Papandreou for his...
Crime
German Authorities Charge 4 Germans and a Greek With Bribery for Defense Contracts
Bremen prosecuting authorities have charged four Germans and one Greek as suspects for bribing Greek officials for defense contracts, according to a Deutsche Welle report on Thursday. The story was broken by the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ),...
Crime
Greece's 'Shadow Economy' Ranks First Worldwide at 21.5% of GDP, study shows
Greece's 'shadow economy' ranks first in the world estimated at 21.5% of gross domestic product, a study by the Institute for Applied Economic Research at the University of Tübingen in Germany (IAW) says.
The study, which is published in Forbes, defines...
Crime
Greek Surgeon, Anesthetist, Paramedic Ask for Bribe to Operate on Patient
A neurosurgeon, an anesthetist and a paramedic of the Evangelismos public hospital in Athens were arrested by Greek police on charges of asking for a bribe to operate on a patient.
The Internal Affairs Directorate of the Hellenic Police filed...
Crime
Greece Ranks 4th in Corruption Among Developed Nations
Greece ranks fourth on the list of most corrupt developed nations in a study conducted by Business Insider using data from Transparency International and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The survey was conducted among the richest democratic...
Crime
Andreas Martinis Held On Bribery Charges; Wife Out on Bail
Former Red Cross President Andreas Martinis, also chief of Athens' Henry Dunant Hospital, was remanded in custody on Friday following charges of bribe-taking worth 3.2 million marks from a German company.
His testimony concerning his choice of Hospitalia International for...
Crime
Former Greek Red Cross and Henry Dunant Hospital Director Arrested for Bribery
Former director of the Greek Red Cross and affiliated Henry Dunant Hospital and his wife were arrested on Monday on a warrant issued by a corruption prosecutor.
Andreas Martinis, 75, and his wife Georgia are accused of bribery. Specifically, Martinis...
Crime
Greece at Risk of Losing Funds Earmarked for Battling Corruption
Greece might lose funds that have been allocated for tackling corruption, said Drago Kos, international commissioner in the independent Monitoring and Evaluation Committee.
According to a Kathimerini daily report, Kos spoke in a conference on Corporate Responsibility in the International...