Displaying items by tag: embezzlement

Giannis Panagopoulos, long-time leader of Greece’s most powerful labor union, the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE), and head of the Labor Institute (INE-GSEE)—which operates almost as a branch of GSEE—is now under investigation for embezzling approximately €2.1 million from EU-funded training programs.

A scandal involving Catholic priests who funneled black money to nightclubs, with "investments" reaching up to 3 million euros, has led to ongoing investigations by the authorities.

The priest who founded the 'Kivotos tou Kosmou' nongovernmental children's organization and his wife were prosecuted on Thursday on financial crime charges.