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Greece's Ex-Minister Papantoniou to Testify on Money Laundering
Greece's former Economy and Finance Minister, Yiannos Papantoniou, and his wife Stavroula Kourakou were given an extension to prepare their testimony on charges of money laundering by a court in Athens on Thursday.
Both appeared at the investigator’s office with their solicitor,...
Greece
Former Greek Minister Guilty of Receiving Bribe from Siemens
Tasos Mandelis, a former socialist transport minister, was found guilty of money laundering in the Siemens kickbacks case, and was handed an eight-year suspended sentence.
Judges ruled that Mandelis had received 450,000 German marks as a bribe for a contract...
Crime
Russian Wanted by the FBI for Running Massive Laundering Ring Arrested in Greece
A Russian man was arrested in Chalkidiki, northern Greece, suspected by the U.S. authorities of running a multi-billion money laundering operation.
According to Greek police, the 38-year old man was arrested at a luxury hotel where he was holidaying with...
Crime
Justice Minister: Greece Ready to Provide Information to Other States on Money Laundering
Greece is ready to provide information to other states on cases of possible money laundering, Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis said on Wednesday, speaking at a parliamentary committee debating a draft bill which ratifies the 2005 Warsaw Treaty on the...
Crime
Ex-Defense Minister Tsochatzopoulos' Prison Release Delayed
Former defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, convicted to 20 years in prison for money laundering in 2013, will be held in prison just a few more days after raising 200,000-euros in bailout money ordered by an Athens appeals court. His...
Crime
Alpha TV Chief Kontominas Charged With Tax Fraud and Money-Laundering
The head of Alpha TV Dimitris Kontominas, a businessman that has also been involved in insurance, retail trade and cinema, was charged on Thursday with criminal counts of tax evasion and legalizing income from illegal activity following an investigation...
Crime
France's Most Wanted Fraudster Arrested in Luxury Athens Apartment
France's most wanted fraudster, Alli Shoobhi Kassem, was arrested by Greek authorities in Voula, an up-market suburb on the Athens coast. The French authorities had issued a European warrant for his arrest for illegal activities that include money laundering. The...
Crime
Greek Tax Authorities Raid Home of Former UBS Local Bank Boss
Greek authorities have raided the home of a former local boss of UBS investment bank as part of an extensive investigation into suspected tax evasion.
Hellenic Police raided the home of Christos Sclavounis in Athens and took away computers, documents and...
Crime
Prosecutor Wants Greek Pop Star to Face the Music
Popular Greek-Cypriot recording artist Michalis Hatzigiannis - one of the most successful singers of the last decade - is to stand trial over charges of failure to declare 5 million euros in his tax statements for 2010-2011. His lawyers have made an appeal...
Crime
Former Greek Red Cross and Henry Dunant Hospital Director Arrested for Bribery
Former director of the Greek Red Cross and affiliated Henry Dunant Hospital and his wife were arrested on Monday on a warrant issued by a corruption prosecutor.
Andreas Martinis, 75, and his wife Georgia are accused of bribery. Specifically, Martinis...