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Greek tax unit makes 15 to 18 arrests in Thessaloniki night club probe
Greek tax unit DEOS arrested people in Thessaloniki on the evening of 6 November over an alleged tax evasion network run through night clubs. Reported arrest counts differ, from 15 to 18.
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In brief
The DEOS unit of AADE carried out the operation on the evening of Friday, 6 November in Thessaloniki, after a check of several hundred business tax registration numbers.
Most outlets reported 18 arrests, while a later report citing information from ERT gave 15 people arrested.
The shop owners allegedly used straw persons and front men, changed addresses and did not pay sums owed to the tax office.
The arrested people are expected before the prosecutor at midday on Saturday, 7 November.
- 6 November, eveningDEOS team carries out operation and arrests people in Thessaloniki
- 7 November, middayArrested people expected before the prosecutor
The operation
On the evening of Friday, 6 November, the DEOS special unit of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) carried out a large operation in Thessaloniki that led to arrests. The people detained are alleged to be part of a tax evasion network that ran through night clubs. Reports differ on the number. Most outlets put it at 18 arrests, while a later report citing information from ERT gave 15 people arrested.
Who was arrested and how the scheme worked
The reports say the detained include men and one woman, all described as shop owners. The owners allegedly operated through straw persons and front men, changed business addresses and did not pay the amounts they owed to the tax office. The operation followed a check of several hundred tax registration numbers of businesses carried out by the DEOS team.
Wider reach of the case
Local media reported that well-known names from Thessaloniki's night life are involved, but the reports do not name them. MEGA reported that the checks covered more than 10 night venues. The reports do not give the sums owed or a total amount of evaded tax.
What happens next
The arrested people are expected to appear before the prosecutor at midday on Saturday, 7 November.
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Sources and context
- Η ΝαυτεμπορικήThessaloniki: Large operation by the DEOS team for tax evasion in night clubsΘεσσαλονίκη: Μεγάλη επιχείρηση από την ομάδα ΔΕΟΣ για φοροδιαφυγή σε νυχτερινά κέντρα - Τουλάχιστον 15 συλλήψεις · original in Greek
- Ειδήσεις - νέα - Το Βήμα OnlineThessaloniki: Tax evasion network in night clubsΘεσσαλονίκη: Κύκλωμα φοροδιαφυγής σε νυκτερινά κέντρα - 18 συλλήψεις · original in Greek
- in.grThessaloniki: 18 arrests for major tax evasion in night clubsΘεσσαλονίκη: 18 συλλήψεις για μεγάλη φοροδιαφυγή σε νυχτερινά κέντρα · original in Greek
- ΣΚΑΪThessaloniki: 18 arrests for the straw man trick in night clubsΘεσσαλονίκη: 18 συλλήψεις για το κόλπο με τους αχυρανθρώπους σε νυχτερινά κέντρα · original in Greek
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