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Prosecutor recommends arrest of ex-mayor of Thessaloniki

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Vassilis Papageorgopoulos

THESSALONIKI - Kathimerini reports that an appeals court prosecutor in Thessaloniki on Thursday recommended that a court order the arrest and detention of the city’s former mayor, Vassilis Papageorgopoulos, over the alleged embezzlement of social security contributions while he was in office.

Prosecutor Achilleas Zisis also recommended that the former deputy mayor for financial affairs, Michalis Zorpidis, also be arrested.

The two men deny they embezzled 51.3 million euros of municipality funds.

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Not him too!

January 21, 2012 by Irlandos (United Kingdom ), 4 weeks 4 days ago

Say it ain't so, Dr. Flash, say it ain't so for the sake of all of us who cheered for you, through all these years, and believed in you!

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Ever heard of?

January 21, 2012 by Jim Adams (United States ), 4 weeks 4 days ago

I guess the champ never heard the expression "Take the Money and RUN"?

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