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At the security screening stage, there is also a person who often looks at lifestyle chronicles as well as television editors. Menios Fourthiotis or Menandros – Georgios, chief executive of the former television channel "Epsilon" and with a moon echelon under the new direction of the renowned "Open" channel, Mr. Fouratios is now busy Security. In particular, his role (he plays a role) is explored in the circuit "Mafia of the Golden".
In the folder of the two pieces of pawnbrokers, the name of the former telemarketer is fully indicated. "Forthiotis Menandros – Georgios of Georgiou – Kosmas" is listed on page 18 of the sender, followed by his address.
This is obviously not synonymous. In addition, he mentions: "There was talk of one of the leaders of the criminal organization A with a well-known presenter on an economic agreement to announce the first of a second show on a station television where there are tangible indications that black money was paid by the first to the second, without verifying that the act took place ".
Richard "Deep Throat" at ELAS
According to the authorities, the role of the "whistleblower" of the contraband circuit was a police officer. This 28-year-old man, who served at the Office of Personal Protection, reportedly had direct telephone communications with the well-known pawnbroker Richard Mylonas. The policeman recorded conversations that "informed him of any police investigation concerning him". In addition, the well-known pawnbroker has already been arrested twice in the past.
The "deep throat", speaking with the supposed "brain" of the first roll, informed him later of the prosecutor's authorities at the end of October "but the case was canceled for operational reasons ". However, thanks to his knowledge, he would do what he could to learn the details. The policeman, originally from Karditsa, went to the authorities when he was informed by his colleagues of the dismantling operation and was finally arrested. He has already been placed in possession of a DAU.
Regarding the role of the practicing police officer who recruited the circuit for transcription, he stated: "He is an active police officer of the Office of the Protection of Public Servants and he had direct telephone calls with Richard from the transcript that seems to serve him privately, the use of his police officer status while informing him of any police investigation concerning him.
As for the second, on October 25, our company was supposed to dismantle this criminal organization, which had been postponed for operational reasons. The interviews led Richard's presentation to the police officer at a later date than the scheduled company, which would allow him to know more details and keep him informed. "
The "Kypatzis"
The file also describes the circuit structure and it is revealed that a retired officer with previous experience with EIP The record also describes the structure of the circuit and reveals the presence of a retired officer, former head of the EYP, responsible for security issues within the criminal organization.
It should be noted in particular:
"As evidenced by the" military discipline "in which the organization operated, it resulted from the advice of a retired officer" with experience of the EYP and, therefore, in order to cover his actions, the conversations were mainly conducted with an Internet application (Viber that is safe for interceptions) while being physically alert during physical surveillance. This man was collecting gold from unknown sources, carrying it with his motorcycle and handing it to the office – cavanza himself. His movements were also recorded with video material. "
The history of the case
In the shadow of the economic crisis plunged into poverty by many Greeks, the two major gold smuggling rings dismantled by the police were "bogged down".
In addition to the shortcomings and ambiguities of the institutional framework governing their operation, dozens of pawnbrokers who have submerged the country in recent years have "fallen" on the struggle for the survival of dozens of citizens and have been "pampered" by the leaders and members of the criminal organizations behind them.
The well-known pawnbroker, now a telecaster, announcing the huge network he had set up all over the country, promising or buying jewels to people in need, would have been one of the leaders of the circuit.
Appearing as a serious business man carrying on a supposedly charitable activity, the pawnbroker promised even intended to "break" the country's borders, expanding its activities to the US. foreign. He even wanted to set up a branch in Las Vegas to prove that his company, Pawnshops, was a goldsmith leader. "His main tool for achieving his objectives was, according to the category – the proper functioning, the extension and finally the establishment in the conscience of the citizens" of the good progress of its pawnbrokers. For this reason, according to the authorities, his role was threefold, since he was committed to concealing the action of the members of the Organization through his pawnbrokers by providing him with of "gold" network of windows of the "showcase". but also money laundering.
An excellent marketing expert, he led major advertising campaigns on national television channels and "through television receivers he entered the last Greek home".
Enjoying a luxurious life in a villa in Anavyssos, where he had a pool, a yacht, luxury cars and an intense nightlife, as mentioned in the record, he washed the dirty money that He had raised in the 88 pawnbrokers he had all over the country. Have been "very busy" in recent years. On the other hand, during his visit to Mykonos in the summer of 2018 and the purchase of Paris Hilton jewelry for charity, he also did not show his supposed works to public opinion.
In his company, iron discipline prevailed and members who fell in the eye of the police were immediately fired. Even though they had a central role in the criminal organization, once they were suspected of being monitored by the police, they were immediately fired.
According to a police transporter, this organization was "masterfully organized" while management was shared by the pawnbroker and a Turkish co-accused. As the prosecution authorities found after systematically monitoring the members, "the activity of the criminal organization was a closed circle fully controlled at each stage and directly linked to a second round of legalization of their profits, which was also self-controlled ".
The members collected gold from all over Greece, and there were also gypsies who had collected gold or precious metals during street trading to make scrap and then take the road to the outside.
Pawnbrokers have focused on legitimacy, functioning as a "showcase" from which there was a daily draw of 100,000 euros, on average, per day.
The two criminals who acted at the same time had created an informal "cartel" totally controlling the gold market.The two parallel criminal organizations had created an informal "cartel" that completely controlled the gold market. They set prices and avoided mistakes and strong competition between them.
Their members were given security measures to communicate via viber and use code names. The well known pawnbroker is called "fat", while "grandfather", "black", "big" and "vlachos" are also registered. Coded words and phrases were also used for the objects in their hands. Among them, they called "sugar" or "gold", "Fine" 24-carat gold, "round" or "girls" the gold books of England, but also "paper" l & # 39; money.
Under the nose of the police, the street Aristeidou was part of the concentration zones in gold which were then transported to Sourarnis street, foundry of the organization. There was the melting of metals and the separation into legitimate and illegal export. The site was in fact opposite the entrance to the École polytechnique, a place that, according to the authorities, was not inadvertently chosen because it was difficult for the police to monitor security. The gold was carried by the "couriers" who hid it in the storage space that they had under their saddle in the scooters.
The output of the country's gold bullion, as it appears from the surveys, has been done in two ways. Either they left for Turkey via tourist buses where the gold parcel went hand in hand, or via the customs office of the Athens airport. Among the bills that are in the hands of police officers and whose authenticity is controlled, it is obvious that in 2015, 156 exports of gold alloys and d & # 39; 39; silver were exported as scrap of 3,537, accounting for more than 13 million. In the first eight months of 2018, 142 alloys were exported, for a total weight of 2,649, representing approximately 17.5 million euros.
The authorities are interested in how members of both circuits have imported money into our country, since the illegal gold sale to Turkey. According to police investigation data, Chinese wholesalers of clothing were used for this part of the "masterfully organized" campaign. The group of smugglers allegedly gave them illegal money in Chinese currency, which was then paid for the purchase of clothing. When the goods arrived in Greece, the Chinese paid the group the price of their orders in euros.
This partnership seemed to serve both sides, since it "caused a risky money transfer rash," targeted by gold smugglers, and on the other hand "broke the control of Chinese capital and helped to buy and sell "black" products and avoid the payment of the amounts that would be needed via a banking system ".
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