Four Jailed as Greek Social Security Fraud Ring Unravels

A Greek court ordered four suspected ringleaders of a multimillion-euro social security fraud network into pre-trial detention early Saturday, following marathon hearings that stretched through the night. The four — two accountants, an advertising executive and a former reality television contestant — were identified by the examining magistrate and prosecutor as the alleged masterminds of a scheme that defrauded EFKA, Greece's main social security fund, of at least 5 million euros. Total liab...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA