Former president of a basketball team, the “mastermind” of the fraud against EOPYY

New evidence is coming to light of the dismantling of a criminal organization whose members committed criminal fraud against EOPYY through the virtual prescription of medical technology materials.

According to EL.AS. The damage they caused to EOPYY exceeds 500,000 euros.

According to the information, he is said to be the “brains” of the organization well-known businessman and former president of a basketball team. In fact, he acts as both the shadow owner of a clinic and the owner of a diagnostic center.

It is noted that Five members of the organization were arrestedincluding the main characters, while 33 other people are included in the case file created.

The defendants have joined forces since January 2018 at the latest and created a criminal organization with an operational structure, continuous actions and different roles with the aim of committing bribes, false statements and fraud against the National Organization for the Provision of Health Services (EOPYY), which illegal processing of personal data and the legalization of illegal income resulting from these operations.

In detail, the announcement from EL.AS

A criminal organization was dismantled by the economic police, whose members committed criminal fraud at the expense of EOPYY. through virtual prescription of medical technology materials.

In order to deconstruct the organization, an operation was carried out yesterday, Thursday, November 30, by police officers from the Economic Police Directorate, with the support of the Sub-Directorate of the Economic Police of Northern Greece, which resulted in Arrest of five members of the organization, including the leaders, while the file created includes 33 other people.

A lawsuit was filed against them for – depending on the facts – formation and membership in a criminal organization, false certification and fraud per se and professional activity at the expense of the Greek state and the NPDD as well as forgery after use per se. Bribery and bribery of an employee on a permanent basis for acts contrary to duty, issuing and accepting fictitious tax data, money laundering from criminal activities without the right to intervene in a system for storing personal data, obtaining knowledge of this data and using it, illegal drug trafficking and Illegal possession of weapons, with the total profit and associated damage exceeding the amount of 120,000 euros.

How did they act?

As the investigation shows, the defendants have joined forces since January 2018 at the latest and founded a criminal organization with an operational structure, continuous actions and clear roles with the aim of: Bribery, false statements and fraud at the expense of the National Organization for the Provision of Health Services (EOPYY), which illegal processing of personal dataas well as Money laundering that arise from these actions.

In particular, the members of the organization proceeded systematically Issuing and executing virtual medical device prescriptionsfor this purpose formed a network of import and product supply companies that EOPYY the virtual recipes taking advantage of the contracts they had concluded with the organization.

They made the illegal recipe 29 doctors from various specialties without the patients knowing, while the determination of AMKA The survey of the insured was carried out in the interests of those involved by members of the association or by a private clinic and a diagnostic center.

They carried out 1,215 virtual prescriptions for 653 insured people at AMKA

In fact, so that their movements are not noticed They mainly selected people who were old or in poor general healthwhile many prescription entries listed the same phone numbers that corresponded to the people involved or did not exist.

However, the organization used the distribution network they developed as well as the structure and organization of their companies to conceal their illegal activities and integrate them into the framework of the companies’ legal business and operations.

In this context they appointed “straw men” as legal representatives and members of the companies and, in the event of termination, continued their activities through another company, either new or from the existing one.

Finally, the legalization of their income occurred through transactions between various companies of the organization in Greece and abroad, as well as the withdrawal of large sums of money from “straw men” while using these companies to finance their own sports club by the leading member.

This illegal activity resulted in lost sales for other companies that exclusively imported the above-mentioned medical technology products, as they had to pay a higher amount in automatic reimbursement of drug costs (clawback).

From the investigations so far it appears that they have been carried out 1,215 virtual prescription executions at AMKA for 653 insured people, while the total damage to EOPYY is 539,847 euros.

During searches at the defendants’ homes and company headquarters, a number of documents (invoices, bank statements, partnership agreements, etc.) relating to the companies involved, a number of company seals, a number of direct debit cards, mobile phones and computers were found. 92,255 were found and confiscated. Euro, 11,350 US dollars, 2,300 British pounds, pistol with magazine and 63 unfired cartridges. Those arrested were handed over to the relevant law enforcement agency.

It is recalled that citizens can contact the telephone number 11012 or the Greek State website (gov.gr) “Financial Crime Complaint” anonymously or by name to provide information or report illegal and intrusive acts or activities against the Greek State Economic sector, public ownership and social and insurance welfare and rights.

Source: NEWS24/7