Ferraris, Porsches, 30 cars & 11 properties of Popi Semertzidou and her relatives seized by the Anti-Money Laundering Authority

There are accelerated developments successful the OPEKEPE case regarding subsidies, arsenic the caput of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority, erstwhile Deputy Prosecutor of the Supreme Court Charalampos Vourliotis, has seized assets belonging to erstwhile ND person Popi Semertzidou, her partner, and household members. These see luxury cars specified arsenic Ferraris, Porsches, and 30 different vehicles, arsenic good arsenic 11 properties.

Under Mr. Vourliotis’ order, astatine slightest €1.5 cardinal was seized, which, based connected the findings, allegedly was not utilized for the productive and developmental purposes for which it was requested and received.

According to the aforesaid sources, the individuals nether probe are said to person received a full of €2.6 cardinal successful subsidies betwixt 2019 and 2024.

Of this amount, astatine slightest €1.5 cardinal allegedly was not utilized for the intended purpose, and for this reason, each assets of the 2 alleged main actors and their relative, arsenic good arsenic the single-member backstage institution (IKE) they established, were seized. This besides includes 2 luxury cars (Ferrari and Porsche) and 30 different vehicles that were rented and commercially exploited. Additionally, the seizure concerns 11 properties, cultivation plots, and onshore plots.

Report connected fraud and wealth laundering submitted to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office

Furthermore, Mr. Vourliotis prepared a study connected the case, which has already been sent to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office regarding the crimes of fraud and wealth laundering.

He has besides requested that the applicable auditing authorities analyse the remaining funds successful their possession, which magnitude to astir different €1 million, and to analyse whether immoderate mendacious oregon fictitious invoices were utilized to cod the disputed sums.

Finally, the Anti-Money Laundering Authority is awaiting findings from the taxation authorities arsenic it continues its enactment to afloat analyse the case.