The Authority for Anti-Money Laundering is launching asset investigations into the six defendants in the Basket Gate scandal, as well as other basketball officials whose names do not appear in the current case files.
Basketball scandal: Assets and financial disclosures under scrutiny — investigations extend to professional football
Acting on orders from the Authority’s president, Charalampos Vourliotis, investigators will examine the assets of the individuals involved, along with their financial disclosure statements.
At the same time, the Authority has already launched broader investigations into professional sports, with a particular focus on football. According to sources, the Authority’s algorithm — used to flag suspicious financial transactions — has already generated alerts in this sector. The same sources note that professional football has not been systematically audited for years.
Greek basketball scandal: Defendants begin hearings — EOK president Vangelis Liolios due Sunday
The court hearings for the six individuals arrested in connection with the Greek basketball scandal are now underway. Referee Petros Papapetrou was remanded in pre-trial custody after failing to convince authorities that the €820,000 found at his home was part of his personal savings.
Greek Basketball Federation (EOK) president Vangelis Liolios and his associate Giorgos Mavraganis are scheduled to appear before the examining magistrate on Sunday (25/10/26). Both remain in pre-trial detention at Athens Police Headquarters (GADA). The hearings are set to conclude on Monday (26/10/26), when referees Tsarouchas, Piloïdis, and Koromillas will face the examining magistrate.
