Greece’s anti-money laundering authority is launching a nationwide investigation into urban planning offices, expanding scrutiny beyond officials already implicated in a recent corruption case and examining employees in key positions across the country.
The probe, initiated by authority chief Charalambos Vourliotis, follows recent revelations involving an alleged corruption network within planning services. According to the report, investigators will look for discrepancies between declared income and the actual assets of officials and employees serving in planning departments.
The review will include tax returns, asset declarations where required, banking records, and the timing and manner in which real estate and other assets were acquired.
Authorities also plan to examine relatives and third parties who may have acted as intermediaries in the movement or concealment of illicit funds.
The investigation is expected to be extensive and time-consuming, with hundreds of cases to be reviewed nationwide.
