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Thessaloniki Mayor Boutaris Gets Kudos In Canada

“This Greek hero slays monsters of the fiscal variety” is a story in the Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail about the Lefitst Mayor of Thessaloniki, Yiannis Boutaris, 71, who has relatives in Toronto. As a result of his work...

High-Level Corruption Sentences Surprise Greeks

Greece's recent crackdown on corruption has led to a life sentence for a former mayor and an eight-year term for a former defence minister. While it's rare in Greece for political leaders and the rich to face prosecution, that...

Tsochatzopoulos Says He's Political Prisoner

Former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos said his eight-year jail sentence for failing to disclose his wealth, for which he was also fined 520,000 euros ($678,350) was “political persecution under a legal cloak” and directed by the government to get...

Thessaloniki Ex-Mayor Gets Life for Embezzlement

Vassilis Papageorgopoulos, a former sprinter who studied medicine, earning him the nickname "The Flying Doctor," before becoming Mayor of Thessaloniki from 1999-2010, was found guilty by a court there on Feb. 26 of stealing almost 18 million euros ($23.56...

Greece Steps Up Corruption Fight

After securing 52.5 billion euros ($69 billion) in new loans from international lenders in a fight to keep the economy afloat, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras now faces a foe on another front - the country’s reputation for runaway...