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How the OPEKEPE fraud ring laundered millions through betting companies and luxury purchases

Fendi and Gucci shopping sprees and hundreds of deposits in the ringleader’s accounts

How the OPEKEPE scam operated – Luxury trips, five-star hotels, Prada, and a fake divorce for the alleged ringleader

"They registered drivers and cooks as farmers and collected millions in subsidies" – The accused accessed the system, found unregistered plots, and claimed them under false names to receive payments

OPEKEPE: They were collecting millions without even being farmers – DJs, employees and waiters in the trick of illegal subsidies

Police have made 37 arrests in Giannitsa, Attica, Crete, Thessaloniki, and Ioannina, while more individuals are implicated. Here’s how they gained access to the system and set up the fraud

37 arrests over illegal subsidies from OPEKEPE – Hellenic Police operation in Northern Greece

Among those arrested are individuals who issued false certificates and farmers who received funds they were not entitled to

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