Tax officials arrested in Corfu extortion scandal

A serious taxpayer extortion scandal has been uncovered on the island of Corfu following an investigation by the Hellenic Police (ELAS) in collaboration with the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE). This case comes just months after a similar corruption incident was exposed at the Halkida tax office (DOY) on Evia island.

On Friday morning, officers from the police's internal affairs unit dismantled a criminal organization suspected of engaging in extortion and bribery involving public officials.

Sources report that a major operation, conducted by the police's "incorruptibles" in conjunction with AADE, led to the arrest of four tax officials, including the deputy director of the Corfu tax office, along with a local accountant.

The suspects are accused of targeting taxpayers, mainly business owners with unpaid tax debts, and using their criminal...