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La Stampa: Former Greek PM Samaras' Close Associate's Name Found in Lagarde List
"Stavros Papastavrou, according to documents that we have access on, had two accounts in Switzerland, at the HSBC bank. His name was included in 'Falciani list' (also known as 'Lagarde list') and the prosecutors were unable to complete their work,"...
Crime
Swiss Banks Will Not Release Information on Suspected Greek Tax Cheaters
Swiss banks will not give the Greek government information on Greek depositors who are suspected of tax evasion, said a high-level official of the Financial Crime Unit (SDOE).
According to Swiss legislation, banks are not obligated to provide information on...
Crime
Greek State Officials Arrested For Blackmailing Businessman
Earlier today, Greek Police arrested two Financial Crime Unit (SDOE) officials, as well as an accountant, a Bank of Greece (BoG) employee and another Finance Ministry employee, following an entrepreneur's complaints that the five blackmailed him for several months in order to close their...
Business
Greece Fines Tax Dodgers €142m
Greece’s Financial Crime Unit (SDOE) has issued fines to Greek businesses and professionals for dodgy accounting practises, the Finance Ministry said Friday.
After auditing various businesses across Greece throughout April, SDOE forwarded 507 reports of bogus invoices and non-issued receipts to customs offices and tax authorities, so...
Crime
Tackling Tax Evasion: Bloomberg Follows Greece's Fraud Squad
In a recent story, a Bloomberg correspondent followed Greece's Financial Crime Unit (SDOE) performing random spot checks at several locations across Athens, unraveling step by step the Greek mentality of evading taxes, which “has its roots back in the Ottoman Empire".
The...
Business
SDOE Reveals Monastery Fraud
Inspectors from Greece's financial crimes squad SDOE said they have uncovered a scheme of 10 monasteries involving black money and fake documents to attain subsidies fraudulently.
According to Greek media reports, the revelations of the Financial Crime Unit (SDOE) complement...