Defence calls for leniency in sentencing of guilty Laiki four
Four former executives of the now defunct Laiki Bank who were found guilty last week of market manipulation will be sentenced on November 2, the...
Efthimios Bouloutas
Former Laiki exec says he’s been made a scapegoat
By George Psyllides A former Laiki Bank executive on trial for the lender’s collapse in 2013, said Monday he and other defendants have been made...
Former Laiki chairman ‘too frail’ to face charges
Former chairman of now defunct Laiki bank Constantinos Mylonas was never prosecuted due to his old age, lead investigator Marcos Nicolettis told Nicosia criminal court...
Supreme Court rejects motion to cancel former bankers’ arrest warrants
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a motion to cancel an arrest warrant for two Greek former bankers who failed to appear before a Cypriot...
European arrest warrants issued for former Laiki officials
European arrest warrants were issued on Wednesday for former Laiki Bank board members Efthimios Bouloutas and Markos Foros, who failed to appear before court on Monday at...
So, what about Vgenopoulos? parties ask (Updated)
By Angelos Anastasiou The indictment of four former Laiki Bank senior officials for manipulating the market and misleading investors in 2011 was a positive step,...
First cases filed in Laiki probe
The first criminal cases in the collapse of Laiki Bank have been filed, public broadcaster CyBC reported on Monday. The four defendants in the first...
Case against Vgenopoulos and Bouloutas cannot proceed, court rules
In a pre-trial ruling, the Paphos district court on Thursday cleared of all charges two former prominent financiers of now-defunct Laiki Bank. Andreas Vgenopoulos and...
Paphos court receives defence objections in Laiki case
By Constantinos Psillides The Paphos District Court said on Tuesday it would issue a ruling on the pre-trial objections of now-defunct Laiki bank strongmen Andreas...
Former CB governor appears in court in bondholder case
By Angelos Anastasiou FORMER governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus Athanasios Orphanides made a surprise appearance in Limassol court on Monday, at a hearing...
Court freezes Vgenopoulos’ assets
By George Psyllides THE Nicosia district court has frozen assets worth around €5.3 billion belonging to former Laiki Bank strongman Andreas Vgenopoulos and two other...
Vgenopoulos leaves committee hanging
By George Psyllides FORMER Laiki Bank strongman Andreas Vgenopoulos and four associates failed to appear before the House Ethics Committee on Friday to testify about...
AG rejects suspension of case against ex Laiki brass
THE attorney-general has rejected a defence request to suspend a court procedure against two former bank officials sued by a man claiming he was duped...
MPs trying to chase down former Laiki brass
THE House Ethics Committee will be sending a second round of letters to former Laiki bank brass asking them to inform them whether they would...
SEC stands behind Bouloutas fine
THE CHAIRWOMAN of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said the watchdog would continue investigations on a number of matters that should come to...
SEC fines former Laiki CEO €100,000
By Poly Pantelides THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday announced its decision to issue an administrative fine of €100,000 on the former CEO...
Vgenopoulos suing Laiki administrator
By George Psyllides FORMER Laiki Bank strongman Andreas Vgenopoulos said on Friday he was suing the defunct lender’s administrator, claiming she defrauded a court and...