The audits were initiated when Minister of Administrative Reform, Kyriakos Mitsotakis demanded that there be an investigation made into the assets of all public sector officials. The public sector officials appeared to have transferred more than 100,000 Euros to foreign banks from 2009 onwards and this raised quite a bit of suspicion.
When the astronomical amount was discovered, the case was taken over by the Greek judicial system and from reports claim that legal authorities have already began disciplinary proceedings against five employees who are charged with a breach of duty and indecent conduct. The prosecution has also launched an investigation to detect further possible criminal offences as well.
After getting past the ridiculous banking secrecy red tape, Greece's Financial Crime Unite (SDOE) discovered quite a few deposits exceeding the 100,000 Euro mark.
One example case involves a tax collector who had transferred more than 1,200,000 Euros in a foreign account.
All audits were reportedly carried out by the General Inspector of Public Administration and the Inspectors-Controllers Body for Public Administration.
The audits also detected 50 city planners who had sent remittances of more than 12 million Euros abroad.
Mitsotakis is determined to eliminate tax evasion he says that everyone must realize that the days of everyone doing as they please, without reporting to anyone, are over.
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