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Greece
Lagarde List Scandal: Former Greek Socialist FinMin States he is Being Made a 'Scapegoat'
Former Greek socialist PASOK finance minister Giorgos Papaconstantinou is to stand before the court on Wednesday morning over charges of allegedly tampering with the Lagarde list that contained the names of more than 2,000 affluent Greeks with cash deposits...
Economy
Former Greek PM Will Take Legal Action Over 'Lagarde List' Allegations
Former Prime Minister George Papandreou threatened legal action on Tuesday against anyone reproducing excerpts from a forthcoming book by former HSBC employee Herve Falciani, who claims Papandreou was blackmailed into signing Greece's bailout.
The title of the book to be...
Greece
86 Names Missing from 'Lagarde List'
The notorious "Lagarde List" should include a total of 2,148 names and not the 2,062 that are listed so far, according to a report in Ta Nea newspaper.
The Lagarde List is a spreadsheet containing over 2,000 names of possible...
Crime
Former SDOE Head to Stand Trial for 'Lagarde List' Case
The Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday that the former head of the Greek Financial Crime Unit (SDOE), Ioannis Diotis, must face charges for the way he handled the data included in the so-called "Lagarde List."
The court essentially fully accepted the...
Greece
Ex-finance Greek Minister's Trial to Begin February 25
Special Court justice Nikolaos Passos on Monday set a date of February 25, 2015 for the trial of former finance minister George Papaconstantinou on charges relating to his handling of the so-called 'Lagarde list' - a CD supplied by...
Crime
Former Greek FinMin to Appear Before Special Court
By an irrevocable decree of the Special Court's judicial council, which is no subject to an appeal, and in accordance with the ministerial responsibility law, Greece's Former Finance Minister Giorgos Papakonstantinou will be referred to the Special Court, where...
Crime
Former Greek Minister Convicted to Four-Year Suspended Imprisonment
Former Greek Finance Minister between 1996 and 2001, National Defense Minister between 2001 and 2004, and PASOK member Giannos Papantoniou, as well as his spouse, Stavroula Kourakou, were given a four-year suspended imprisonment by a Misdemeanors Court on Tuesday...
Greece
Former Greek Financial Prosecutor Claims His Job Was Obstructed By Govt Officials
In an interview on Greek newspaper “Proto Thema,” and fifteen months after his resignation, former financial prosecutor Spyros Mouzakitis claimed that his work was obstructed by government officials. He further made special reference to the loans given to political parties when...
Economy
SDOE Ready to Announce 20 More Lagarde List Names
The Greek Financial Crime Unit (SDOE), along with several tax inspectors, have been investigating the case of the Lagarde List, a list of names of Greek people with Swiss bank accounts. After the investigation, SDOE is expected to announce...
Economy
Justice Minister: Who is Threatening You Ms Lagarde?
Greek Justice Minister Charalambos Athanasiou has sent an official request for additional information from Christine Lagarde regarding the nature of the death threats she claimed to have received in her recent interview with the Financial Times.
In a wide-ranging interview, the International Monetary...