“Evidence is being sought in vain for a non-existent case,” Panagopoulos says of the Greek FBI’s search of his home and office

In a statement, Giannis Panagopoulos, president of GSEE, referred to today’s search, by bid of the competent prosecutor, by the Economic Police, astatine his location and office.

As stated: “Today, arsenic you know, the ungraded of the OPEKEPE is successful the spotlight.

But today, 2 (2) months aft the leaks and non papers without yet having received the decision of the Independent Authority, I received a sojourn to my location and bureau by the fiscal constabulary organs.

In afloat respect of the bid fixed to them, I provided each portion of grounds requested. However, I indispensable enactment that grounds is being sought successful vain and successful each mode imaginable to support a non-existent lawsuit “alive”.

The prosecution is doing its occupation and I, arsenic President of the GSEE, proceed to bash my occupation successful presumption of the GSEE legislature successful a fewer days’.

Greek FBI probe into Panagopoulos’ location and bureau for embezzling funds from GSEE programs

The searches reportedly took spot astatine the location of GSEE president Yiannis Panagopoulos, his bureau astatine the confederation and astatine the homes and companies of different individuals progressive with whom contracts and partnerships had been made. During the searches at Panagopoulos’s home a sim card, the hard thrust from his machine and immoderate jewelry of tiny worth kept successful the harmless of his wife, who is present deceased, were seized.

According to the aforesaid reports, officers from the German FBI person seized digital grounds and documents.

The investigations are being conducted astatine the behest of the fiscal prosecutor.

The probe by the Money Laundering Authority has identified six individuals, on with Yannis Panagopoulos, who are allegedly progressive successful a lawsuit of embezzlement of funds – backing from the Greek State and the European Union, exceeding a full of 73 cardinal euros and intended for 7 acquisition and grooming programs.

These are the owners – representatives of the companies named successful the Authority’s uncovering that received wealth from European funds for the GSE grooming programmes. In the Authority’s conclusion, these persons were identified arsenic the companies that are present accused of misappropriating Community funds.

The Anti-Laundering Authority successful its investigation, listed the ineligible entities and companies to which it attributed the complaint of embezzlement, with the payment estimated to beryllium €2,096,344.19.