Protection ring for brothels: 19 arrestees brought before the prosecutor

The 19 individuals arrested for their engagement successful the criminal organization that was dismantled yesterday greeting by the Internal Affairs Division of the Greek Police, and successful which 4 constabulary officers are involved, were brought earlier the Prosecutor and Investigator a abbreviated clip ago.

Among those arrested and transported to the Evelpidon Courts are the 37-year-old officer, who was named Police Officer of the Year successful 2019, and 3 peculiar guards.

The 37-year-old serviceman is believed to person played a cardinal relation successful the ring, arsenic she communicated straight with the 58-year-old caput of the organization, who is already known to the authorities.

The enactment operated successful 2 groups that functioned similar “connected vessels.” The archetypal radical provided extortion to brothels and screen for amerciable gambling clubs, either by notifying their owners of inspections oregon ensuring that nary inspections took place.

The 2nd radical acceptable up the fake companies that were utilized for wealth laundering done VAT evasion, with the full turnover from amerciable activities exceeding 60 cardinal euros, and the nonaccomplishment to the authorities amounting to 20 cardinal euros.

The Tolls, Payments, and the Officer with the Rich Resume

The afloat scope of the multi-faceted operation, which, with the assistance of constabulary officers, deceived the authorities done fake companies and provided screen for brothels and clubs, is being outlined by the Greek Police investigators handling the case.

Well-informed sources told protothema.gr that different individuals, including constabulary officers, are progressive successful the lawsuit and volition soon look superior charges. So far, the probe has revealed that the ringing provided screen for 8 brothels and 5 gambling clubs. The person of the radical is simply a 58-year-old known by the aliases “Kritikos” oregon “Lefteris.” He, on with the 37-year-old second-in-command and, of course, with the assistance of the constabulary serviceman with the affluent resume, ensured the screen of their “clients.”

However, their main enactment wasn’t “protection,” but fiscal fraud. Specifically, the members of the enactment acceptable up fake companies and reaped immense profits from VAT evasion. It is estimated that their turnover exceeds 60-70 cardinal euros, portion the nonaccomplishment to the authorities from the VAT amounts to 20 cardinal euros.

The Tolls, Payments, and the Officer with the Rich Resume

As for the “protection” they provided to brothels and clubs, the ringing members approached the owners, promised to supply screen for their operations, and subsequently received payments for their services each 15 days.

According to well-informed sources, the members of the ringing promised their “clients” that they would guarantee that nary inspections would beryllium carried retired astatine their establishments or, if 1 was imminent, they would beryllium notified successful advance.

For their services, they received betwixt 800 and 2,500 euros each 15 days, with the notable information that payments were made connected the archetypal and 15th of each period successful offices rented by the ringing members connected Syggrou Avenue.

The Rich Resume of the Officer

At the aforesaid time, the affluent resume of the constabulary serviceman who, on with 3 peculiar guards, was arrested for engagement successful the enactment is striking.

The constabulary serviceman graduated from the Police Academy successful Didymoteicho, served successful the Economic Police, was named Police Officer of the Year successful 2019, and is present progressive successful the transgression organization.

The young officer, who had been serving successful the Economic Police and had fantabulous prospects for a career, fixed that she besides holds a instrumentality degree, is present facing charges from her colleagues, who impeach her of playing a cardinal relation successful the ring’s activities related to providing extortion to brothels and clubs.

She was the 1 with nonstop interaction with the 58-year-old alleged person of the enactment and often visited his home, particularly connected the days erstwhile the “clients” of the enactment made their payments.

Police officers reportedly besides person photographic grounds of these visits and person recorded her erstwhile leaving the 58-year-old’s location portion carrying bags. Additionally, the Internal Affairs Division has recorded her, allegedly showing a constabulary papers to the group’s person done her telephone and discussing it, though the contents of the papers are yet to beryllium clarified.

Moreover, the constabulary person recorded a speech successful which the group’s person speaks to a contractor and asks him to renovate the officer’s kitchen.

It is noteworthy that, according to well-informed sources, erstwhile the constabulary serviceman began to recognize that she mightiness beryllium nether surveillance by the authorities, she started gathering with the 58-year-old alleged leader, pretending they were successful a romanticist relationship, thing that seemingly did not person the investigators who had placed her nether scrutiny.