Off shore companies and an account with hundreds of thousands of euros belonging to GD

The Financial Crime auditors have found 2 off shore companies in Cyprus that seem to belong to a Golden Dawn member associated with the finances of the party. From the audit so far they also found 150,000 euros in an account of remanded GD member Yannis Lagos, who declared he was unemployed.

These findings give a new dimension to the investigation on the transactions and funding sources of the Golden Dawn, which began last fall, after the murder of 35-year old Pavlos Fyssas and in the judicial inquiry into the action of the party.

The findings on the computers of the 3 detained members Yorgos Germenis, Panagiotis Iliopoulos and Efstathios Boukouras should be published within the next few hours along with the Hellenic Police finding with the assessment of the findings in the so-called "war museum" of businessman Evangelos Pallis that is investigated whether for being related to the arsenal of GD.


The offshore companies and the bank account

According to "Vima" newspaper, the offshore companies in Cyprus seem to belong to a former insurer involved in the management of the GD funds along with a relative of his.

Regarding the money found in Lagos’ bank account, officials of Finance Ministry reminded that in his recent tax statement he declares holding a single house of 50 sq.m. and that his bank deposits do not exceed 7 euros. Lagos says that these 150,000 euros are inheritance he received in 2005.
 
The audit in the GD finances and bank accounts of about 35 members continues. Finance Ministry says that "we have not identified so far amounts associated with illegal funding of the party. But perhaps the survey will be extended to other persons potentially associated with such suspicious transactions."