Founder and CEO of VPN company accused in Greek courts instead of the real culprit. “Instead of arresting the perpetrator who shot, they caught the manufacturer of the gun,” his lawyer says.
A case involving a man who stole a credit card and made purchases has taken on international proportions. The perpetrator, who remains unknown after stealing the card, proceeded to make online purchases of 126.25 euros, 498.68 euros, 0.67 euros and 1,400 euros from Greek Internet.
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The purchases, however, were never completed as the Bank promptly canceled the transactions. After a lawsuit was filed by the legitimate owner of the credit card, the case was taken over by the preliminary investigation, which tried to find the perpetrator of the attempted fraud.
The investigators, in their effort to follow the electronic trail , identified the IP address from which the Internet purchases were attempted.
The above email address was using a highly secure VPN (Virtual Private Network) Internet connection, provided by an internationally renowned high-tech company. The specific technology company based in Orlando, Florida, USA is a provider of highly secure virtual private network (VPN) Internet connections , with a large financial footprint and annual profits of approximately $5.3 million.
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As the CEO's lawyer Alexis Anagnostakis:
"The preliminary investigation, instead of finding the real perpetrator who used the connection and attempted the purchases, named the Founder and CEO of the multinational company as the defendant. This happened as it stopped looking for the real perpetrator of the act and incriminated the ownership of the company that provided the connection. In other words, instead of arresting the perpetrator who shot in a homicide, it incriminated the company that manufactured the weapon."
As a result, the CEO of the international company unexpectedly finds himself accused in Greece on charges of fraud, etc.
The Greek lawyer for the American CEO underlines the inconceivable nature of the charge: “Let one imagine how inconceivable it is in the case of a scam , for the authorities to indict and arrest the CEO of the Provider, e.g. OTE. This is a deeply unfortunate charge that exposes the way cases are investigated in Greece and unnecessarily torments, even at an international level, people of high value and activity.”
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The American CEO is also represented by former US federal prosecutor and lawyer Vincent Citro.
Source: newpost.gr
