Catholic Church officers in Greece allegedly despatched greater than €3m (£2.5m) of embezzled cash to be laundered via cafes and nightclubs.
The nation’s anti-money-laundering authority has been investigating for months and located that two officers allegedly despatched the funds from the church to 5 financial institution accounts, a supply informed Reuters.
Accounts and property belonging to 5 membership and cafe house owners from the southern Peloponnese space have now been frozen, in response to a senior official and native media.
Particulars have reportedly been despatched to a prosecutor, who is anticipated to open their very own investigation.
The Holy Synod of the Catholic Church of Greece stated it had not been formally notified concerning the case and would remark when authorities contact them.
