The president of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority, former deputy prosecutor of the Supreme Court Charalambos Vourliotis proceeded to freeze the bank accounts and assets of business owners of nightclubs in the Peloponnese, as they were recipients of large sums of money "sponsored" by two priests high in the hierarchy of the Catholic Church of Greece.
At the same time, the conclusion of the Authority was forwarded to the prosecution authorities of the headquarters of the Catholic Church of Greece, in order to check the two priests for the crime of embezzlement and the private entrepreneurs of the night centers for money laundering.
In fact, one of the businessmen was seriously involved in criminally hellish acts in the past, which was again related to the area of the Church, but not the Catholic one.
The Authority and the seat of the Roman Catholic Church in the Vatican have already been informed of this fact.
In particular, the Authority found in the context of the audit that large sums of money, reaching approximately 3 million euros, were diverted from the "coffers" of the Catholic Church and invested in nightclubs.
This tactic started 8 years ago. Large sums of money left specific accounts handled by the two high priests and ended up in the accounts of specific nightclub owners, making them appear as investments in such businesses.
The Authority was informed by the Banks about "suspicious" movements of large sums of money and started a thorough check using all the "tools" at its disposal, in order to map the underground route and identify the real number of persons involved in the case.
During the investigation stage, indications emerged of the commission of serious criminal acts such as those of embezzlement and money laundering.
Finally, the Authority found that the amount of 3 million euros had been embezzled from the funds of the Catholic Church, and from this point on, both the identities of the two priests and nightclub businessmen were revealed.
The last underground route was detected a few days ago and involved the amount of 50.000 euros. However, the investigation concerns the total amount of money allegedly embezzled.
For the criminal investigation of the case, a conclusion was sent to the prosecution authorities of the seat of the Catholic Church of Greece in order to check the two priests for the crime of embezzlement and the businessmen for money laundering.
Source: protothema.gr
