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Ex-Minister Papantoniou and Wife Released on Bail
Former Greek Defense Minister Yannos Papantoniou, accused of falsely declaring his wealth – a first-degree felony – was released on 100,000 euros bail. His wife Stavroula Kourakou, also accused of tax evasion, was released on 50,000 euros bail.
Papantoniou appeared...
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Greek Former Minister Yiannos Papantoniou Suspect for Felony
Greek Former Defense Minister, Yiannos Papantoniou and his wife, Stavroula Kourakou, were asked to provide explanations to assist in the investigation of their assets.
As reported, Athens Corruption Prosecutor, Eleni Raikou, has called the former minister a suspect for violation...
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Out On Bail, Papantoniou Glad For Euro
Yannos Papantoniou, a former Greek finance minister who propelled the country into the euro 11 years ago - and who is now being investigated over a secret Swiss bank account - said he's not sorry Greece switched to a...
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Papantoniou Freed On 50,000 Euros Bail
Former Greek defense minister Yannos Papantoniou and his wife Stavroula Kourakou appeared in court on April 17 to testify in a case against them in which the government charges they failed to declare all their wealth, which is a...
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BoG Governor Stournaras' Spouse Files Law Suit Against Vaxevanis for Defamation
Journalist and publisher Costas Vaxevanis turned himself in to Greek police on Monday after Stavroula Nikolopoulou, spouse of BoG Governor Yannis Stournaras, filed a law suit against him on Monday over an article in his Documento newspaper, that accuses...
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Greek Former Deputy Manager of Armament Arrested
Antonis Kantas, former deputy general manager of armament, during 1996-2002 (with Minister of Defense Akis Tsochatzopoulos and then Yannos Papantoniou), was arrested for the second time. He is now accused of money laundering. Kantas will submit his defense Tuesday.
Kantas...
Greece
Tax Evasion Charges for Former Greek Minister and his Wife
Yannos Papantoniou, the former Minister of Finances and National Defence and his wife Stavroula Kourakou, are accused of tax evasion. They will face charges for allegedly evading 3 million Euros in taxes between 2000 and 2010.
According to the Lagarde...
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Greece Charges 3 Ex-Ministers For Hiding Wealth
Greece's intensified crackdown on corruption, which has already led to life sentence for a former mayor and eight years in jail for a former intensified has now reached three more ministers who have been charged with failing to report...
Greece
Corruption Prosecutor Charges Former Defense Minister and Wife with Money Laundering
A corruption prosecutor pressed charges of money laundering against former defense minister Yiannos Papantoniou and his wife Stavroula Kourakou on Friday, following the completion of the preliminary investigation into bank accounts held abroad.
The charge also follows an audit into...