Police state that the group was involved in livestock theft, extortion, electricity theft, and fraudulent European Union subsidy claims, with investigators linking the suspects to years of criminal activity.

Four sitting New Democracy lawmakers face the first fast-tracked trials over EU farm subsidy fraud, running through the pre-election period

The Greek prime minister backed ruling party lawmakers linked to the OPEKEPE case, while saying the European Public Prosecutor's Office should be judged by the outcome of its investigations and reaffirming that no illegal acts will be covered up.

Kyriakos Mitsotakis' statement comes as accusations against the nine were withdrawn almost simultaneously as charges were filed against another four sitting lawmakers; an investigation into alleged EU farm subsidy fraud continues

The EPPO's case against Kefalogiannis, Tsiaras, Mitarakis, and four others was closed for lack of evidence in EU farm subsidy probe

A court handed suspended prison sentences to two key defendants in a case involving attempted fraud against EU agricultural funds, linked to a wider investigation into subsidy fraud in northern Greece.

Both officials walk free pending appeal, but a travel ban keeps them in Greece as the case moves toward a felony trial and possible scrutiny from EU prosecutors

The prosecutor in the OPEKEPE subsidy fraud trial has called for the main document concealment charge to be upgraded to a felony and tried in a higher court, while pushing for convictions on two additional counts against both defendants

Defending the transfer of farm subsidies to the tax authority, the prime minister pointed to €617 million paid to 530,000 farmers as proof the overhaul works

The European Commission has reaffirmed its full support for the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and Laura Kövesi following criticism linked to the investigation into Greece’s OPEKEPE case

EU chief prosecutor Laura Kovesi challenges Greece's Supreme Court over the renewal of Greek EPPO prosecutors' terms, in a dispute tied to the OPEKEPE agricultural subsidy scandal

Authorities say the network stole more than 2.4 million euros in EU farm aid over six years, with the suspected ringleader among those held pending trial.

14 arrests in a coordinated sweep targeting a criminal network that fraudulently claimed €2.46M in EU farm subsidies and racked up an estimated €2.7M in tax violations

Police say an alleged criminal network obtained illegal agricultural subsidies worth more than €2.5 million, with dozens of suspects linked to the case.

A Greek prosecutor has moved to close the OPEKEPE investigation against two ruling party MPs, pending a mandatory second review.

Individuals accused of orchestrating a multimillion-euro subsidy fraud scheme in northern Greece appeared before investigators to answer charges

Ten of the 17 defendants accused of participating in an alleged criminal network that fraudulently obtained EU agricultural subsidies in Greece have been released under restrictive conditions, while the investigation continues

A report by Paraskevi Tycheropoulou, an OPEKEPE employee who flagged irregularities in the system, puts losses to EU funds at around 115,000 euros against the European Public Prosecutor's 1.2 million estimate. The government is using the findings to push back at Kovesi

The suspects were transferred to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office under heavy security as authorities investigate alleged illegal agricultural subsidies linked to European funds

Dozens of suspects from Crete and Thessaloniki appeared before the European Public Prosecutor’s Office as Greek authorities continue to investigate an alleged multi-million euro farm subsidy fraud scheme tied to the ongoing OPEKEPE saga.