A judge on Thursday rejected the argument made by a Glenview priest that a felony theft case against him should be dropped because it violated religious freedom laws. The Rev. James Dokos, 62, of Chicago, is accused of improperly spending more than $100,000 in trust fund money that authorities contend was to benefit Annunciation Greek […]

His cup runneth over — maybe too much. A Brooklyn church is ­suing its former rector to recover tens of thousands of dollars that vanished from an escrow account to which he had access, according to a lawsuit. The Russian Orthodox Church of the Mother of God in Brighton Beach says it placed Vadim Arefiev […]

The Russian tycoon once dubbed “Putin’s banker”, who lives in London with his English TV presenter partner Alexandra Tolstoy, has failed in his attempts to have a £1bn worldwide freeze on his assets lifted. The Judge’s decision today to uphold the previous asset freeze order means Sergei Pugachev and his family will have to continue […]

Sergei Pugachyov, a former banker and confidante of Vladimir Putin, said he was placed on Interpol’s most-wanted list because of a campaign against led by the highest echelons of Russian politics. Pugachyov, who faces civil and criminal trials in the U.K. and Russia over the 2010 collapse of International Industrial Bank, said Interpol’s involvement is […]

A once-prominent Russian banker with ties to the Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church has been put on Interpol’s wanted list, according to the police organization’s site. Sergei Pugachyov (Pugachev in Interpol’s spelling) is wanted by Russian prosecutors for “misappropriation or embezzlement,” Interpol said on its website. Pugachyov had made no public statement as of Thursday. He fled Russia in 2011, reportedly for the French resort of Nice, […]

A large police operation was launched after the identification and arrest of a person in Athens and the seizure of a large quantity of cannabis. A large police operation was launched after the identification and arrest of a person in Athens and the seizure of a large quantity of cannabis of approximately 150 kilograms. This […]

A priest was arrested along with a dozen other suspects on charges of involvement in a large weapons and drugs smuggling scheme that took place in Athens, Crete, and various regions of central Greece. A major police investigation was launched following the arrest of a 37-year-old Cretan man in Athens who was found in possession […]

Attorneys representing engineer Michael Pasonick in a lawsuit filed by Salem Township want a judge to issue a gag order in the case, claiming the township’s solicitor is attempting to litigate the case in the media. Salem Township sued Pasonick in October, claiming a 2007 sewer project was marred by shoddy work that continues to […]

Greek police arrested a village priest on charges of treasure hunting in his own church. The 53-year-old priest and a 57-year-old church elder were arrested in the village of Fyska in the northern prefecture of Kilkis for contravening the antiquities law, according to a statement today on the police website. Police found a 2-meter-deep (6 […]

Local engineer Michael Pasonick is fighting back against a lawsuit filed against him by Salem Township over a municipal sewer project. Attorneys for Pasonick have responded to the suit, claiming allegations about shoddy work are not specific enough to allow for a proper response. “Through its complaint, the plaintiff made use of general, vague and […]