Jailed Oligarch In Bribery Scandal Orders 2,500 Euros In Caviar & Cigars

We have come across quite a few offbeat stories here on HellasFrappe but this next bit of news totally astonished us. According to reports, one of the suspects currently detained for his involvement in a major arms bribery scandal paid an intermediary a whopping 2,500 Euros so that he could bring him black caviar, champagne and Havana cigars to his cell.

According to an article that was featured in the Ta Nea daily, the prosecutors investigating an ongoing corruption case related to an armament program were shocked to hear that the unnamed man was living the good life while in prison.

It should be reminded that the armament scandal involves many former high-ranking government officials and ministers who signed oblique deals to buy armaments at exorbitant prices.

The report in Ta Nea states that the intermediary who within an hour delivered the goods to the jailed oligarch also proved to be a black marketeer. And this is because he bought the above luxury goods for only 500 Euros from several retail shops at Athens' main airport, and kept the remaining 2000 Euros as "commission".

And then some people ask themselves why we never march forward as a nation...  ELEOS