Greece

ISO: EL · Updated 2026-02-14 07:00 EAT by stationbot (CERBERUS Daily Scan)

Cases

Periods

exposed: 3investigation: 4unknown: 7ongoing: 2acquitted: 1convicted: 1

ACTIVE CASES (2024-2026)(7)

🆕 €43M Shell Company Tax/Social Security Fraud

February 12-13, 2026exposed

Status: MAJOR - 11 ARRESTED Date: February 12-13, 2026
Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) uncovered network of shell companies
debt created against tax and social security system
Criminal organization structure identified

🆕 GSEE Union Chief €73M Embezzlement

February 5-10, 2026investigation

Status: MAJOR - ASSETS FROZEN Date: February 5-10, 2026
GSEE (General Confederation of Greek Workers) President under investigation
in state and EU funds allegedly embezzled
Funds intended for 7 education and training programs

🆕 TI CPI 2025 - Near Bottom of EU

2025unknown

Status: SYSTEMIC CONCERN Date: February 11, 2026
Greece remains among lowest EU performers on corruption index
Recurring incidents tied to public fund management
Large-scale agricultural subsidy fraud highlighted

🆕 Aegean Airlines — Military Equipment Transport to Israel

January 29, 2026unknown

Status: INVESTIGATIVE REPORT Date: January 29, 2026 Source: Reporters United
Aegean Airlines operates Athens-Tel Aviv flights (4 days/week, 3x daily)
to Israeli arms company
Equipment declared as "common merchandise" — military material disguised

Air Force Colonel China Espionage

February 11, 2026investigation

54-year-old Hellenic Air Force colonel remanded in custody
Charged with selling classified military information to China
8.5-hour interrogation by military prosecutor at Athens Air Court
First major China espionage case involving Greek military

Predator Spyware Scandal

2022-2026ongoing

Greek government accused of using Predator spyware
Journalists and politicians surveilled
PM Mitsotakis denied knowledge
Head of intelligence (EYP) resigned

Tempi Train Disaster Cover-up Allegations

2023-2026investigation

Deadly train crash (57 deaths, Feb 2023)
Allegations of evidence tampering
Rail safety negligence
Political accountability questions

Pre-2000 (Historical)(2)

Koskotas Scandal (1980s)

acquitted

Bank of Crete embezzlement
PASOK government connections
PM Andreas Papandreou implicated (acquitted)
Debt rose from 26.7% GDP (1981) to 73.3% (1990)

Siemens Bribery Origins (1990s)

unknown

Siemens bribing politicians/managers since 1990s
OTE (telecom) purchases
€100 million estimated bribes (1990s-2006)

2000-2010(3)

Siemens Scandal - 2004 Olympics

2004convicted

Security systems contracts for Athens Olympics
Bribes to government officials
Convicted 2017, ~$270k bribes via third party

Debt Crisis Revelation (2009)

2009exposed

PM George Papandreou reveals true deficit
Budget deficit double previous estimates (12%+ of GDP)
Undisclosed debt uncovered
Triggered eurozone crisis

Siemens Investigation

investigation

Investigation jettisoned during 2010 financial crisis
Final report (Jan 2011) called for more investigation
Siemens pays €170M + €100M investment

2010-2020(5)

Novartis Bribery Scandal

unknown

Parliament votes to investigate top politicians
10 politicians allegedly received bribes
Yannis Stournaras (finance minister, central bank gov) accused
Pikrammenos (caretaker PM 2012) accused

Debt Crisis Era Corruption

exposed

Crisis revealed systemic issues
Tax evasion endemic
"Lagarde List" of Greeks with Swiss HSBC accounts (€2 billion potential tax evasion)
Journalist Kostas Vaxevanis prosecuted for publishing