George Koskotas - Revision history

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	[[Category:1954 births\|Koskotas, George]]		[[Category:1954 births\|Koskotas, George]]
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 [[1979]] and joined the [[Bank of Crete]] as an accountant. He bought the [[Bank of Crete]] in [[1984]] and then built a banking and publishing empire that controlled three daily newspapers, a radio station and the soccer team [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos of Piraeus]]. Later, he was incarcerated on an embezzlement conviction after a shortfall of 132 million dollars was discovered in the bank.
-On [[October 8]], [[1988]], Koskotas resigned as chairman of his media group, [[Grammi S.A.|Grammi]], saying he wanted to defend his "personal honor in a way that will not harm anyone at Grammi."
+On [[October 8]], [[1988]], Koskotas resigned as chairman of his media group, [[Grammi S.A.|Grammi]] (Greek: Γραμμή Α.Ε.), saying he wanted to defend his "personal honor in a way that will not harm anyone at Grammi."
 In the months that followed, Koskotas, who had by then fled to the United States, claimed that the late prime minister and [[PASOK]] party founder [[Andreas Papandreou]] ordered state companies to deposit funds with the bank, and took bribes from stolen money. The allegations resulted in the resignations of several ministers and demands for a vote of no confidence in the government. Mr. Papandreou, who died in [[1996]], was cleared of all charges by a special court in [[1992]] and was re-elected in [[1993]].

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 Koskotas was born in Greece on [[October 5]], [[1954]]. He migrated to the US with his parents in [[1970]]. Koskotas grew up in the United States, returned to Greece in
-[[1979]] and joined the [[Bank of Crete]] as an accountant. He bought the [[Bank of Crete]] in [[1984]] and then built a banking and publishing empire that controlled three daily newspapers, a radio station and the soccer team Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos of Piraeus]]. Later, he was incarcerated on an embezzlement conviction after a shortfall of 132 million dollars was discovered in the bank.
+[[1979]] and joined the [[Bank of Crete]] as an accountant. He bought the [[Bank of Crete]] in [[1984]] and then built a banking and publishing empire that controlled three daily newspapers, a radio station and the soccer team [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos of Piraeus]]. Later, he was incarcerated on an embezzlement conviction after a shortfall of 132 million dollars was discovered in the bank.
 On [[October 8]], [[1988]], Koskotas resigned as chairman of his media group, [[Grammi S.A.|Grammi]], saying he wanted to defend his "personal honor in a way that will not harm anyone at Grammi."

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 '''George Koskotas''' (Γιώργος Κοσκωτάς) was a former banker and publisher who spearheaded a financial scandal that brought down the [[PASOK]] government in [[1989]].
-Koskotas was born in Greece on [[October 5]], [[1954]]. He migrated to the US with his parents in [[1970]]. He was the former CEO of the [[Bank of Crete]] and publisher of an Athens daily, who was incarcerated on an embezzlement conviction after a shortfall of 132 million dollars was discovered in the bank.
+Koskotas was born in Greece on [[October 5]], [[1954]]. He migrated to the US with his parents in [[1970]]. Koskotas grew up in the United States, returned to Greece in
 In the months that followed, Koskotas, who had by then fled to the United States, claimed that the late prime minister and [[PASOK]] party founder [[Andreas Papandreou]] ordered state companies to deposit funds with the bank, and took bribes from stolen money. The allegations resulted in the resignations of several ministers and demands for a vote of no confidence in the government. Mr. Papandreou, who died in [[1996]], was cleared of all charges by a special court in [[1992]] and was re-elected in [[1993]].

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 Koskotas was arrested on [[November 23]], [[1988]], in Massachusetts, and was jailed in the United States until his extradition to Greece in [[1991]].
-He was paroled and was released from prison on [[March 16]], [[2001]]. He had served 12 years of a 25-year sentence for embezzlement, forgery and obstruction of justice felonies. Barred from leaving the country, Koskotas had also been ordered to report to an Athens police precinct twice a month.
+He was paroled and released from prison on [[March 16]], [[2001]]. He had served 12 years of a 25-year sentence for embezzlement, forgery and obstruction of justice felonies. Barred from leaving the country, Koskotas had also been ordered to report to an Athens police precinct twice a month.
 ==Other involvement==

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 [[Image:Koskotas-01.jpg|thumb|200px|He was the owner of [[Olympiakos FC|Olympiakos]] in the mid-80s]]
 [[Image:Koskotas-02.jpg|thumb|200px|Accompanied by police.]]
-Former banker and publisher George Koskotas (Γιώργος Κοσκωτάς), spearheaded a financial scandal that brought down the government in [[1989]].
+'''George Koskotas''' (Γιώργος Κοσκωτάς) was a former banker and publisher who spearheaded a financial scandal that brought down the [[PASOK]] government in [[1989]].
-Koskotas, the former CEO of the [[Bank of Crete]] and publisher of an Athens daily, was incarcerated on an embezzlement conviction after a shortfall of 132 million dollars was discovered in the bank.
+Koskotas was born in Greece in [[1954]]. He migrated to the US with his parents in [[1970]]. He was the former CEO of the [[Bank of Crete]] and publisher of an Athens daily, who was incarcerated on an embezzlement conviction after a shortfall of 132 million dollars was discovered in the bank.
 In the months that followed, Koskotas, who had by then fled to the United States, claimed that the late prime minister and [[PASOK]] party founder [[Andreas Papandreou]] ordered state companies to deposit funds with the bank, and took bribes from stolen money. The allegations resulted in the resignations of several ministers and demands for a vote of no confidence in the government. Mr. Papandreou, who died in [[1996]], was cleared of all charges by a special court in [[1992]] and was re-elected in [[1993]].
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 ==Other involvement==
 In the mid-80s, [[Olympiakos FC]] came into the hands of Greek tycoon [[George Koskotas]]. Soon after Koskotas was accused of and convicted for embezzlement, Olympiakos was left deep in debt.

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 He was paroled and will be released from prison on [[March 16]], [[2001]]. He had served 12 years of a 25-year sentence for embezzlement, forgery and obstruction of justice felonies. Barred from leaving the country, Koskotas had also been ordered to report to an Athens police precinct twice a month.
-==Team owner==
+==Other involvement==
-In the mid-80s [[Olympiakos FC]] came into the hands of Greek tycoon [[George Koskotas]]. Soon after Koskotas was accused of and convicted for embezzlement, Olympiakos was left deep in debt.
+In the mid-80s, [[Olympiakos FC]] came into the hands of Greek tycoon [[George Koskotas]]. Soon after Koskotas was accused of and convicted for embezzlement, Olympiakos was left deep in debt.