317 People Implicated as Northern Greece Subsidy Fraud Probe Reaches €7.6 Million; First 10 Released on Bail

A European investigating magistrate released 10 of the 17 core suspects in a €7.6 million EU agricultural subsidy fraud investigation in northern Greece on Monday, after all 10 denied the charges. Prosecutors, meantime, revealed the broader case implicates 317 individuals who allegedly filed false land lease agreements for non-existent crops or plots owned by deceased citizens. The 10 were freed under restrictive conditions including regular check-ins at police stations and international trav...

By ANTHEE CARASSAVA