Statements on EFKA fraud: Kamouris and accountants trade accusations
Hearing procedure underway for 11 accused in EFKA defrauding case. Presenter Philippos Kamouris and his wife blame the accountants.
Kamouris on EFKA: 'ping-pong' of responsibility between couple and accountants
Eleven accused in the fraud case against EFKA have been undergoing a marathon hearing procedure since Sunday morning (11.10.2026), according to Newsit.gr. Among them are presenter and LAOS president Philippos Kamouris, his wife and several accountants — all brought to the courts of the former Evelpidon school, accused of felonious acts.
Of the eleven accused, five have already completed their statements before the Investigating Judge. Kamouris, who remained in the investigating office for nearly three hours, denies the leading role attributed to him by the case file in a criminal organisation that defrauded the State over a series of years through shell companies to avoid insurance contributions.
"Non-payment does not equate to fraud"
The accused argued that "the non-payment of owed contributions and taxes does not equate to committing fraud, since establishing the specific crime requires the existence of specific fraudulent conduct or causing deception to a specific person". Moreover, he claimed that he himself never dealt with the accounting or tax management of the companies: "the relevant matters were handled by the competent accountants, and I based myself on their recommendations when processing the documents I was asked to sign".
The Kamouris couple appears to declare complete denial of the accusations, arguing that the case concerns exclusively debts to EFKA and not fraud. The wife of the LAOS president, who gave her statement for approximately one hour, set out a similar position before the judicial officer according to reports. Both claim that their relationship with the companies under investigation "was limited to the actual provision of work".
Accountants: "We were following instructions"
The three accused accountants who were called first to give statements said they carried out their duties on the basis of instructions they had received. One of them stated characteristically that "the shareholding or corporate composition of the businesses, apparent or hidden, was not the subject of the accounting brief" that he had undertaken, also denying that his office telephone was used for any business activity of the companies mentioned in the indictment.
He emphasised that his cooperation with Kamouris was disrupted during 2023 and 2024, when — as he claims — the accused presenter did not fulfil his monthly financial obligations to the accounting office. "How is it possible for me to be a member of a criminal organisation when I have had no contact with those referred to as leaders or associates or members of it since 2024?" he stated.
A second accountant reported that his office repeatedly sought — "intensely", according to his account — documents for the preparation of tax returns, such as account movements. "We reached the point of 'threatening' that we would not submit tax returns if they did not provide us with the appropriate documents", he said, adding that it was not possible to submit financial statements with inaccurate information.
Six more accused await
The procedure continues with six more accused, who were listed as persons responsible for shell companies and await their turn to give statements before the Investigating Judge.
Source: Newsit.gr