Calamos Supports Greece

SDOE

Greece Confiscates Tons of Contraband Antiseptic Gels, Masks from China and Turkey

Greece's Economic Crime Prosecution Corps (SDOE) announced on Wednesday that they have confiscated tons of antiseptic gel, face masks and other personal protective equipment originating from China and Turkey. The SDOE's Attica division carried out a search on a company...

Black-Market Cigarettes Cost Greece €600Μ

Around 4.6 billion contraband cigarettes are sold in Greece every year costing the state €600 million ($741 million) in lost taxes. The claim was made at a conference involving Transparency International, the General Secretariat on Corruption, Europol, the Economic Crime...

Former Financial Crime Squad Chief Sentenced Over Lagarde List

The former head of the Financial Crime Squad (SDOE); Yiannis Diotis, was given a 10-year suspended sentence over his handling of the so-called Lagarde list. A three-member appeals Court of Athens unanimously found Diotis guilty of failing to use the data...

Greek Tax Inspector Murdered in Athens Cemetery

Mystery surrounds Wednesday's murder of Greek tax officer, whose body was found in pool of blood in the courtyard of the Athens Second Cemetery in Rizoupoli, western Athens. Police are investigating all possible motives, and the father of the slain...

Captagon Seized in Attica was Destined for Middle East and Linked to ISIS, Greek Authorities Say

The drugs seized during a raid on an illegal Captagon lab in Attica last week were destined to be sent to countries in the Middle East, including Syria, based on information regarding the case presented at the SDOE financial...

Greek Officials go to Germany to Train for Battling Tax Evasion, Corruption, Contraband

A mission of 25 top officials from the Ministry of Finance, the General Secretariat Against Corruption and the Special Secretariat for Financial and Economic Crime Unit (SDOE) are leaving for Germany on July 10 for special training and exchange of...

Greek Minister Pledges Crackdown on Tax Evasion, with German-Style Tax Raids on Big Business

The government intends to crack down on tax evasion by adopting best practices from other countries, Greek Alternate Finance Minister Tryfon Alexiadis said in Parliament on Tuesday, during the debate on the government's policy statements. Among others, he announced plans...

Former Financial Crime Squad Chief Allegedly Falsified 'Lagarde List'

Former head of Financial Crime Squad (SDOE) and public prosecutor Yiannis Diotis is accused by former finance minister Giorgos Papakonstantinou that he is responsible for adulterating the "Lagarde List". Giorgos Papakonstantinou served as finance minister during the George Papandreou administration...

New Greek Gov't to Give Financial Crime Squad More Powers to Fight Tax Evasion

The new Greek government is drafting new legislation to give the Financial Crimes Squad (SDOE) greater powers to battle tax evasion. SDOE can now impose penalties on tax evaders and at the same time can negotiate with suspects and offer...

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...