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Greek PM vows crackdown on organised crime and corrupt officials as police reveal major seizures
Kyriakos Mitsotakis defended his government's record at an event marking two years of Greece's organised crime unit, known as the "Greek FBI", while Citizens' Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis outlined plans to target criminal organisations' financial power
“Lawfulness everywhere,” says Mitsotakis: Two years of the Greek FBI, 259 criminal organizations dismantled and jabs at Tsipras
“Some hypocrites should not be surprised by the lawlessness around us,” Kyriakos Mitsotakis said at the Cabinet meeting, responding to claims made by Alexis Tsipras in an opinion article
How two emails uncovered alleged €3.5m fraud involving Greek children’s charity
Two nearly identical complaints, submitted in 2024 and 2025, prompted an investigation by Greece's organised crime unit. Of the €4.53m raised to help seriously ill children, more than €3.5m was allegedly withdrawn by Konstantinos Finiridis and his partner
How a Greek child charity allegedly defrauded donors for 8 years: Prepaid cards, photographs and football betting
The alleged fraud involving the charity Child's Happiness saw more than €3.2 million diverted from donations intended for sick children. Investigators uncovered suspicious financial transactions, a divorce followed by the creation of two companies, €2.6 million in betting deposits and links to suspected football match-fixing
Chrysochoidis: Tax fraud probes into Pizza Fan and Horiatiko have been under way for 18 months
Greece's public order minister says two separate investigations are being conducted under prosecutorial supervision and has not ruled out the involvement of state officials
All we know so far about the Horiatiko scandal: 149 accused, 58 arrested and 340 companies linked to alleged €170m tax fraud network
An 850-page police investigation reveals a sprawling business network stretching from bakeries to Mykonos beach bars, Rhodes restaurants and Athens strip clubs – Seven public officials implicated, hundreds of overseas bank accounts investigated, six deceased individuals named as company directors
Owner & employees of Pizza Fan, Greece’s largest delivery chain, arrested in €25 million VAT fraud investigation
Greek police uncover alleged scheme involving manipulated receipts dating back to 2022 – Senior company executives, accountants, a programmer and store managers among those arrested – More than €500,000 in cash, luxury cars and jewelry seized
Greek FBI dismantles gang accused of explosions, arson, extortion and attempted murder
Four foreign nationals were arrested in connection with the case, and the case file includes 10 additional individuals, nine of whom are being held in detention centers
“Operation Harvest” by the Greek FBI: Damage from OPEKEPE fraud networks exceeds €17 million
How criminal organizations siphoned off agricultural subsidies – More than 1,100 defendants Under the codename “Operation Harvest”, the Directorate for Combating Organized Crime – known as the “Greek FBI” – has exposed and struck at the long-standing activity of organized crime in the field of OPEKEPE subsidies. More specifically, a journalistic analysis of Hellenic Police […]
