Akis Tsochatzopoulos
Wife of disgraced ex-politician convicted over clinic escape
An Athens court on Friday handed down a one-year prison sentence to Viki Stamati, the wife of disgraced former defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, over her escape from the Dromokaiteio Psychiatric Hospital in April 2015.
Akis Tsochatzopoulos ordered back to prison
Former defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos was ordered back to prison to serve out the remainder of a 19-year sentence for bribe-taking and money laundering on Monday.
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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.
Wife of Tsochatzopoulos walks free after denying link to bribery case
Viki Stamati, the wife of former minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos walked free from court Thursday after facing an investigating magistrate in connection with another bribery case.
Convicted former minister released from jail due to ill health
A five-member Athens appeals court on Monday approved the early release from prison of former defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, who had been convicted for money laundering in 2013, until his appeal is heard before the Supreme Court.
The lawyers of the 79-year-old minister submitted the appeal citing his ill health.
Ex-minister's cousin charged with money laundering
Nikolas Zigras, the first cousin of former defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, who is serving time for kickbacks from state procurement contracts, faces charges of money laundering after Swiss prosecutors said they had traced a bank transfer of 359,000 Swiss Francs (about 306,000 euros) to an account in his name.
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Incompatible narratives
Greece will either return to a state of much-desired normality or go through another period of serious division so that some people can satisfy their delusional obsessions. We just can't have it both ways.
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Stamati released from prison
Viki Stamati, the wife of disgraced former socialist minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, was released from prison on Monday after having served most of her sentence on money laundering charges.
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Defense Ministry's ex-official has prison sentence reduced
A former head of arms procurements at the Defense Ministry, Yiannis Sbokos, convicted in a cash-for-contracts scandal that also saw ex-minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos jailed for 20 years, on Friday welcomed a court decision reducing his sentence by half.