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Greek Prosecutor Charges Racket of Multi-Million Euro Investment Scam

An Athens prosecutor on Wednesday charged 23 people for multi-million euro investment fraud and money laundering in Greece and abroad. The criminal racket included 12 Greek nationals, three of whom are lawyers, two Turkish nationals, a Russian and an Indian....

Several Greeks on 'Panama Papers' Lists

The famous "Panama Papers" list includes 223 companies and 400 beneficiaries directly linked to Greece. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) that has examined the documents of offshore companies and their shareholders, released long lists of names on Monday. The...

Former Vice President of the Hellenic Parliament Hit with Money Laundering and Tax Evasion Charge

The Public Prosecutor's Office of District Court Judges charged Former President of the Hellenic Parliament and former SYRIZA MP Alexis Mitropoulos with felony charges for money laundering and tax evasion, Greek media report. Mitropoulos, who served as the parliament's vice president from...

Appeals Justices Order 35 to Stand Trial in Postbank Bad Loans Case

The Appeals Justices' Council ordered 35 people, on Tuesday, to stand trial for bad loans issued by TT Hellenic Postbank before its liquidation in 2013, including the bank's former head Angelos Filippidis. In their indictment, the justices said that all...

Greek Economic Prosecutor Seeks to Strip Immunity of Greek Parliament VP

Greek Parliament Vice President Alexis Mitropoulos is being accused of money laundering and tax evasion. On Tuesday, Greek Economic Prosecutor Ioannis Dragatsis formally asked Greece's Supreme Court to submit a request to the parliament asking that Mitropoulos be stripped of his parliamentary immunity so that...

Imprisoned Former Defense Minister Tsochatzopoulos' Wife Arrested After Escape From Psychiatric Hospital

Vicky Stamatis, the wife of imprisoned former PASOK MP and Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, was arrested almost an hour ago at Panagitsa church located in the area of Haidari, a western suburb of Athens. According to her lawyer Fragiskos...

Greek Prosecutors Call 64 Involved in Siemens Scandal

Greek financial crime prosecutors handling the Siemens bribery scandal have completed their 2,368-page long proposal on the case, recommending that 64 involved individuals face criminal charges of active and passive bribery along with money laundering, as well as illicit...

Greek Party Leader Karatzaferis to be Prosecuted for Financial Crimes

Greek politician and LAOS party leader Giorgos Karatzaferis, who faces charges of filing inaccurate wealth statement as well as money laundering, will be examined by a tribunal, was decided late on Wednesday by the relevant Parliamentary Committee. The decision to examine...

Cypriot National Amongst Russian Spies

A Cypriot citizen, identified as Christopher R. Metsos, who was released on bail last week by a court in his country and is now a fugitive, is amongst 11 people formally accused of spying on behalf of Russia. According...

Re-Trial of Former Defense Minister Tsochatzopoulos Begins Today

Former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos is expected to be transferred today from Korydallos Prison to the Athens Appeals Court to attend the second-degree proceeding of his trial. Tsochatzopoulos is imprisoned for receiving millions of euros in kickbacks from Greek...