08/01/2012: Extensive police operation Electronic Crime in Thessaloniki, Chalkidiki, Larissa Alexandroupolis, Heraklion, Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Kos, for tax evasion through a major case of "piracy" television channel
GREEK POLICE HEADQUARTERS
Athens, August 1, 2012
PRESS RELEASE
Wide police operation Electronic Crime in Thessaloniki, Chalkidiki, Larissa Alexandroupolis, Heraklion, Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Kos, for tax evasion through a major case of "piracy" television channel.
Arrested seven (7) "pirates" satellite subscription services, and even formed file for four (4) persons.
The economic damage suffered by the Greek State in 2008, 2009 and 2010, cases of illegal distribution of television signals over the -17 - million.
Large-scale police operation, conducted last month (25-6 to 28-7), the Electronic Crime in Thessaloniki, Chalkidiki, Larissa Alexandroupolis, Heraklion, Agios Nikolaos, Crete and Kos in detecting significant fraud case through 'piracy "subscription satellite services.
Overall arrested seven (7) persons to intercept, decrypt and illegal distribution of subscription television signals, through the Internet, and even against four (4) atoms formed file for the same offenses. This is a total of nine (9) national and (2) foreigners, aged from 37 to 64 years.
Specifically, the investigation of the case was launched after complaints from the Electronic Crime on satellite "hacking" and illegal distribution of subscription television channel signal to a large number of illegal subscribers.
From a thorough online survey, found electronic traces and ascertained the identity of the persons involved. As demonstrated by the digital online survey, the defendants spread the encoded video signal to at least (1018) Confirmed Internet users, who held special decoding devices.
In surveys conducted by staff of Electronic Crime in houses and shops of the accused, prosecutorial presence Officers, found and seized:
fifty-two (52) satellite receivers with internet access
eighteen (18) Hard Drives
eight (8) laptop computers
one (1) modem device - router
fourteen (14) readers - developers cards
twenty-four (24) channels of satellite viewing cards
literature demonstrating the performance of the alleged illegal activity by the accused
An assessment of the company pay the amount of economic damage from this illegal activity exceeds 890,000 euros, excluding the loss of the Greek government tax and the percentage, provided the existing contract between two parties.
Those arrested formed with the case file against them led to local prosecutors.
At the same time informed the competent tax office to investigate the case as regards the tax component and related offenses.
According to a report of the company's pay, the economic loss suffered by the Greek State in 2008, 2009 and 2010, the illegal distribution of subscription television signals, through the Internet, amount-of-17.08992 million euros.
