“From an anonymous complaint by a victim”, an Internal Affairs investigation was launched into the ring with municipal employees who managed to make more than 700,000 euros a year by ripping off shoppers and providing “services”.
As indicated, speaking to MEGA, the press representative of HEL.AS., Constantina Dimoglidou, “but since April 2024, 47 cases have not been identified, and she indicated that the Internal Affairs investigation will not stop here.
“More than 400,000 euros were found. It seems that their action definitely starts from 2023″, he emphasized and went on to say that in many cases the ring did not approach individuals, but the individuals learned of the ring’s existence and in order to avoid a fine, the ring went to finance it”.
Circuit in the municipality of Athens: Two are reported as leading members
A 43-year-old woman who, along with her financier-treasurer brother, is considered to be the main members of the ring seems to have had a central role in the organization.
The organization had recruited the Head of a Municipal Authority and participated as members as well as employees of other public services of the Prefecture of Attica, responsible for inspections of shops of health interest, and individuals took other private parties also participated, which had specific roles, such as :
- 43 years old and 64 years old (individuals), the leading members of the organization, coordinated the activity of all members, including employees,
- A 41-year-old private person, a relative of the 43-year-old woman, assumed the role of collector – cashier, receiving the sums of money from the shoppers, which he stored and then, by order of the main members. , distributed to the other members. He was also the 43-year-old’s driver and companion.
- A 75-year-old woman, a relative of the 43-year-old and the 41-year-old, had given space in her home to store the money,
55-year-old, took on the role of driver for the 43-year-old, as well as the role of debt collector, - the rest, who have jobs in the public sector, were in charge of the control of health shops, hotels and construction works (Barris, Municipal Police, Building Services, Directorates for Health Control, the Ministry of Culture, etc.) and played a central role in the operation of the organization, because it was impossible to develop its illegal activity without their help.