Bail

Bulgaria's prosecuting authorities have brought criminal charges against the director of the state-run fund for medical treatment of children abroad and four of his subordinates over suspected fraud and abuse of office, bTV reported on Thursday.

Reza Zarrab, the controversial Turkish-Iranian businessman who was arrested in the U.S. last month on charges that he and others conspired to conduct hundreds of millions of dollars in financial transactions for the Iranian government or other entities to evade U.S. sanctions, waived a right to a bond hearing in Miami, Florida.

A U.S. court has rejected the bail application of shady Turkish businessman Reza Zarrab, who was arrested in Florida on charges of fraud and violating international sanctions on Iran.

U.S. judge John O'Sullivan rejected Zarrab's bail request in a hearing which lasted five minutes.

Australian police allege that a Bulgarian crime gang is accused of illegally withdrawing AUD 0.387 M (USD 0.282 M) from ATMs with data-skimming equipment, Victoria-based daily The Age reports.

It also quotes police officials as saying one of the gang members, which arrived in Australia last year, is "on the run".

The defense of Miroslav Miskovic has requested that their client be given back the EUR 12 in bail money that he paid to be released from custody.

This has been reported by N1 broadcaster, who said the motion was submitted after the Constitutional Court ruled that the decision on detaining Miskovic was unconstitutional.

A Bulgarian court has released on a BGN 5000 bail a Polish citizen who falsely alerted the crew of an Egypt-bound plane of a bomb installed in the aircraft and prompted an emergency landing.

Viki Stamati, the wife of convicted former defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos,  managed to gather the 50,000 euros required and she was released from custody on Tuesday.

A criminal appeals court had previously denied her request to be released since she had to pay first the 50,000 euros in bail, on the grounds that she was destitute.

Viki Stamati, the wife of convicted former defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, was expected to be released from psychiatric hospital Dromokaitio after serving three years on charges of money laundering.

Vicky Stamati, wife of former minister and convicted Akis Tsohatzopoulos, was set free after three years in prison following the decision of the Appeal Court.

Vicky Stamati was jailed on corruption charges and money laundering.

Ivo Sanader, the former Croatian Prime Minister, will leave custody prison in Zagreb after posting bail, following a Supreme Court ruling passed on Thursday.