AG briefed over monks’ cash and sex scandal

Attorney General George Savvides was briefed on Thursday by the Chief of Police, Stelios Papatheodorou, over an ongoing investigation into the latest cash scandal involving monks at the monastery of Saint Avvakoum.

‘Cyprus Confidential’ brings US agents

A team of 24 U.S. experts, including FBI agents, have arrived in Cyprus to investigate reports implicating the island in sanctions busting by Russian oligarchs, Government spokesperson Konstantinos Letymbiotis confirmed on Monday.

GHS doctor faces fraud prosecution

A doctor in Cyprus registered with the General Health System will be prosecuted for filing payment requests for services he never provided, Attorney General George Savvides said on Wednesday. In a statement

Cyprus progress against money laundering

Cyprus has room to improve in fighting money laundering and the financing of terrorism, despite ‘some’ progress recorded in the past year, the Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering body (Moneyval) said. According