# Greek corruption and basketball fraud investigations > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/greek-corruption-and-fraud-investigations > Updated: 2026-10-26T12:02:49.000Z. Sources: 216. Developments: 11. Authorities in Greece have conducted separate major investigations into financial crimes and corruption. In one case, Philippos Kambouris, president of the LAOS party, was arrested as part of a criminal organization accused of large-scale fraud and tax evasion. The group allegedly operated since 2021, using approximately 25 shell companies to avoid taxes and social security contributions, causing an estimated 5 million euros in damage to the Greek State. In a separate investigation involving Greek basketball, dubbed ‘Basketgate’, authorities are probing allegations of bribery, match manipulation, and illegal betting spanning from June 2016 to March 2026. High-profile figures facing charges include EOK President Vangelis Liolios, businessman Georgos Mavraganis, and referees Ilias Koromilas, Vaso Tsarouha, Petros Papapetrou, and Tasos Piloidis. Recent judicial developments have seen Liolios and Mavraganis ordered into pretrial detention. Liolios has since resigned, and Angelos Papanikolaou has been elected as the new EOK president. The Greek Ministry of Sports has suspended state funding to the EOK pending administrative audits. Deputy Sports Minister Giannis Vroutsis has called for immediate EOK elections to restore public trust, though national team obligations will continue. In the ‘Basketgate’ probe, several individuals have been detained. Ilias Koromilas has been sent to prison, while Vasiliki Tsarouha and Tasos Piloidis are under house arrest with electronic monitoring and prohibited from basketball involvement. Koromilas has denied nine counts of bribery, asserting that 102,000 euros in cash seized at his home was part of 263,000 euros in legitimate compensation from his international career. He specifically addressed an allegation involving a €10,000 bribe to favor Unics Kazan during the 2021 EuroCup final, maintaining that the matter had already been investigated and archived by Greek authorities. Amarousi coach Ilias Papatheodorou remarked that the scandal was “necessary to happen to shame Greek basketball” to allow for future catharsis. ## Claims - Papapetrou claims his total income from 2001 to 2026 was approximately 1.5 million euros. (disputed by 33 sources) - 11 additional referees and officials are under judicial investigation. (disputed by 2 sources) - Between 8 and 9 referees are allegedly involved in the match-fixing scheme. (disputed by 2 sources) - Vangelis Liolios, president of the Hellenic Basketball Federation, was arrested. (corroborated by 50 sources) - Six arrest warrants were issued in total. (corroborated by 45 sources) - Vangelis Liolios resigned from the presidency of the Hellenic Basketball Federation (EOK). (corroborated by 38 sources) - Petros Papapetrou was ordered into pretrial detention. (corroborated by 33 sources) - 820,000 euros in cash were found at Papapetrou's home in Katerini. (corroborated by 33 sources) - Papapetrou is accused of bribery and receiving bribes to alter sports match results. (corroborated by 33 sources) - Two of the arrest warrants are for active basketball referees. (corroborated by 29 sources) - The investigation was conducted by Athens sports prosecutor Apostolos Grammenos. (corroborated by 27 sources) ## Timeline ### 2026-10-26: Greek basketball scandal: Key witness implicates federation president Key witness Vangelis Tsapas implicates Greek Basketball Federation president Giorgos Liolios in a corruption and match-fixing scandal. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/greek-basketball-scandal-key-witness-implicates-federation-president ### 2026-10-26: Greek basketball investigation: Panagiotis Giannakis to testify Former basketball player and coach Panagiotis Giannakis will testify this Thursday in the ongoing Greek basketball match-fixing investigation. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/greek-basketball-investigation-panagiotis-giannakis-to-testify ### 2026-10-26: Greek Deputy Sports Minister calls for EOK elections Deputy Sports Minister Giannis Vroutsis has called for urgent EOK elections and suspended federation funding following a Greek basketball match-fixing scandal. 18 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/greek-deputy-sports-minister-announces-eok-financial-audits ### 2026-10-26: Greece basketball scandal: Elias Koromilas jailed, two referees under house arrest Former referee Elias Koromilas has been jailed following a Greek basketball match-fixing probe. Two other referees, Vasiliki Tsarouha and Tasos Piloidis, are under house arrest and banned from the sport. 32 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/lawyer-defends-ilios-koromilas-in-basketgate-bribery-investigation ### 2026-10-24: Ilias Papatheodorou addresses Greek basketball scandal Amarousi coach Ilias Papatheodorou called for judicial clarity regarding the scandal affecting Greek basketball, stating the situation was necessary to expose issues within the sport. 8 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/ilias-papatheodorou-addresses-greek-basketball-scandal ### 2026-10-24: Panagiotis Giannakis dismissed from Aris BC amid Basketgate investigation Panagiotis Giannakis has left Aris BC as the 'Basketgate' investigation intensifies, involving allegations of bribery and match manipulation during a March 2018 game. 6 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/panagiotis-giannakis-dismissed-from-aris-bc-amid-basketgate-investigation ### 2026-10-24: Giorgos Mavraganis linked to Paradise Papers amid Greek basketball investigation Businessman Giorgos Mavraganis is linked to Maltese offshore entities via the Paradise Papers amid an investigation into match-fixing and referee manipulation within Greek basketball. 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/giorgos-mavraganis-linked-to-paradise-papers-amid-greek-basketball-investigation ### 2026-10-23: Giorgos Bogris addresses basketball match-fixing scandal Former basketball player Giorgos Bogris has spoken out about the ‘BasketGate’ scandal, alleging he faced bullying and a forced exit from Promitheas Patras in 2019. 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/giorgos-bogris-addresses-basketball-match-fixing-scandal ### 2026-10-23: Greek basketball scandal leads to EOK president's detention Greek basketball president Vangelis Liolios and associate Giorgos Mavraganis have been detained amid a massive match-fixing and bribery investigation involving dozens of games and nearly one million euros in现金. 146 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/petros-papapetrou-detained-in-greek-basketball-match-fixing-probe ### 2026-10-21: Greek basketball scandal: Six arrested in match-fixing investigation Six people, including the President of the Greek Basketball Federation, have been arrested in a massive match-fixing probe involving nearly 50 games and over €931,000 in seized cash. 147 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/vangelis-liolios-arrested-in-greek-basketball-corruption-probe ### 2026-10-06: Philippos Kambouris arrested in Greek fraud and tax evasion probe Philippos Kambouris, president of the LAOS party, was arrested for allegedly leading a criminal network that defrauded the Greek State and e-EFKA of over 5 million euros through shell companies. 67 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/greek-police-dismantle-organized-crime-group-involved-in-65-million-euro-fraud --- Cite as: Greek corruption and basketball fraud investigations. 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