Greek authorities prepare further arrests in a major European Union farm subsidy fraud case. 15 suspects were arrested in Crete this week. Investigators have seized 33 million euros ($34.7 million) in illegally obtained subsidies. The arrests follow an October crackdown in which authorities arrested 37 members of an organized criminal group accused of defrauding the EU’s agricultural subsidy system of more than 19.6 million euros. The group, active since at least 2018, exploited loopholes in the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy, prosecutors say.
Source: OCCRP, 2025-12-16; https://www.occrp.org/en/news/greek-authorities-prepare-more-arrests-in-eu-farm-subsidy-fraud-case