Stepped up checks by the tax bureau netted some impressive cases of alleged tax evasion in Greece recently.

Some of the many cases that stand out are the one of a bank employee with a fortune reaching the 900.000 euros, doctors’ concealing huge fees and accountants that issued fake invoices for clients.

Cross-checking bank accounts with tax returns, inspectors found one so-called astrologer with concealed net income totaling to 1.27 million euros between 2002-2013.

Three lawyers did not issue invoices for fees of 242.569.00, 138.590.00 and 87.295.00 euros, respectively.

A civil engineer did not issue receipts for income of 185.379.00 euros.

One merchant could not justify deposits of 831.043 euros collected during the years 2008-2010.

Two businesses issued or received 625 fake invoices for non-existent transactions totaling 10.5 million euros in between 2006 and 2012.

A … lowly public servant concealed taxable income of 246.000.00 euros.

A mobile telephone business issued fake invoices totaling 4 million euros.

And the list goes on and on…