The suspect allegedly posed as a power company employee to obtain cash and valuables in northeast Rodopi prefecture, as the government legislates stiffer penalties for organized fraud amid a growing wave of scams targeting mostly the elderly

Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis calls phone and online fraud an “epidemic” as authorities prepare national anti-fraud center

The provision is included in a justice ministry omni-bus draft bill dealing with domestic violence, violence against woman and combatting criminality, in general

Thessaloniki court hands down sentence to teen, 18, after finding him guilty of participating in the assault of another teen, 17, which was filmed by mobile phone

The proposed criminal code revision would require mandatory detention of a defendant accused of a serious felony while out on bail for similar charges

Greek Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis also dismissed opposition criticism of a decision to prohibit the broadcast of trials over the Internet