Giorgos Kamaris
Former Defense Ministry official gets term reduced
An appeals court on Wednesday upheld a conviction for bribe-taking and money laundering against former general secretary for defense procurements Yiannis Sbokos but reduced his term from life to 22 years.
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Appeals court upholds charges against former defense ministry official
An Athens Court of Appeals has found former general secretary for procurements Yiannis Sbokos guilty of taking bribes in connection with the purchase of the TOR-M1 short-range missile defense system.
The court also upheld charges against Petros Christodoulides, a broker, and businessman Giorgos Kamaris.
Five convicts appeal fresh indictment over defense kickbacks
A former senior Defense Ministry official, two brokers and two entrepreneurs have appealed to Greece's Supreme Court to overturn a ruling indicting them for allegedly pocketing kickbacks from old defense deals.
State recoups 4.3 million euros from defense deal kickback
The Greek state has recouped 4.3 million euros that was pocketed by a businessman alleged to have taken kickbacks from a defense procurement deal, Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis revealed on Friday.
Tsohatzopoulos trial: Prosecutor eyes another five for defence contract kickbacks
Public prosecutor Evgenia Kyvelou on Friday recommended that five people stand trial for moving illegal funds linked to kickbacks in defence contracts paid during the time when former socialist PASOK minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos headed the defence ministry.