Greece investigates members of the Catholic Church

(ANSA) - BELGRADE, OCT 24 - According to the daily Kathimerini, a criminal investigation into suspected embezzlement and money laundering has been launched against two high-ranking Catholic Church officials in Greece and five nightclub owners in the Peloponnese in response to a recent Anti-Money Laundering Authority report. The investigation was launched after a routine audit revealed a nearly 3 million euro shortfall in the Catholic Church's coffers, which was allegedly used to fund nightclub investments. Charalambos Vourliotis, the head of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority, has already ordered the freezing of the five nightclub owners' bank accounts and assets after the findings were submitted to the appropriate prosecutorial authority. (ANSA).