EDITOR’S NOTE (Nick Stamatakis): You may wonder what is going on with the Karloutsos family recently.  Let me assure you, they are still in business: They lay low for a while and suddenly they re-appear anywhere from Greece to the U.S. doing the same thing they had always done, “ecclesiastical business”, anything that would give them a “cut” from donations, to introductions and “offering ..advice” (They are recently trying to expand to sunny south Florida- stay tuned)…

These two stories below from Greek websites describe Mike’s involvement in two separate “business” schemes.  The first is the Hard Rock Casino investment in Athens (After Mohegan Sun’s withdrawal). Mike was seen arriving like a King recently, accompanied by a Hard Rock executive… 

Let me remind everyone that members of the whole family have been sentenced, are under investigation or are being sued for millions!.. Papa Karloutsos himself seems to be the main target of the federal investigation about GOARCH finances still going for 5 years – we are still waiting to see if Jerry Dimitriou (who has made a plea-bargain deal with the Feds will talk).  Mike Karloutsos and his brother-in-law were involved in the Philadelphia scandal and his brother-in-law served jail time for tax evasion – (he took all the blame so that the “name” Karloutsos escape intact. Then more recently, Mike himself was sued for $10 million in the infamous Greek medical marijuana case…. When and where this family will stop?

What is disturbing (but only for a few of us…) is that they have been using the Constantinople Patriarchate’s Offices in Athens – and its staff!! – as if it was their own office!! Which naturally opened the doors of the Church of Greece to them.  The latter operates a real estate development fund (TAIPED) and they gave Mike Karloutsos a seat on the board!! The fund’s first plan is to develop a huge piece of land near the Port of Pireaus (now owned by the Chinese giant COSCO) and build storage and industrial facilities…

Is anyone surprised? After all the Karloutsos Corruption Family always saw the Church as their own playground…

March 4, 2022, n.stamatakis@aol.com   www.helleniscope.com

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source: radar.gr

Mike Karloutsos, Hard Rock’s Cohen, and the SUV parade!

The visit of the diplomat – lobbyist Michael Karloutsos as a …planetary leader and 2 investors in the office of the Ecumenical Patriarchate…

Wednesday afternoon at 7:30 on Kapsali Street, right next to Kolonaki Square: two beastly black jeeps appear accompanying a black Mercedes van, causing disturbance to locals and passers-by, as the image referred to a procession of the American president, taken from the popular TV series House of Cards!

The costumed bodyguards get off the jeeps with an increased degree of readiness and safety, in the middle of Kapsali Street and open the door of the van to let out the obviously famous and powerful passengers!

The first to come down is the “diplomat” under Trump and now lobbyist – daredevil Michael Karloutsos , son of the famous Father Alex Karloutsos who by the way, having retired from being an American Orthodox priest, will arrive in Athens on the side of the new Ambassador, George Tsunis.

Mike Carloutsos is accompanied by Carol Cohen, National Marketing Director of Hard Rock International, a well-known American company operating in the field of casinos, which after being initially excluded due to an issue (regarding the duration) of its letter of guarantee in the Hellenic Casino competition, returned stronger participating in the consortium that obtained the license to operate the casino, in place of the one who left due to financial problems also American company, Mohegan Sun!

The two men, accompanied by a third “investor” of unknown other details, head quickly to the junction of 9 Kapsali and Neophytou Douka streets, where the Representation Office of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Istanbul is located!

As is well known, Father Alex Karloutsos’s relations with the Ecumenical Patriarchate are excellent, due to his connection with the Archdiocese of America. Besides, the new Archbishop Elpidoforos comes from Halki, maintains excellent relations with Mr. Bartholomew and is considered in the future as one of the claimants to the throne of the Patriarchate of Constantinople!

What Michael Karloutsos, Carol Cohen and the “American investor” discussed with the Ecumenical Patriarch’s representatives in Athens could not be ascertained.

All that can be said is that the 3 eminent guests were received by the clergy of the Patriarchate with “honor and glory”!

And with certainty this visit, in the way it took place, through a procession of ferocious American-style jeeps, reminiscent of… planetarium, which provokes the eyes and creates various impressions in society, interrupting traffic and causing “unrest” in the wider region. , essentially announces the arrival of the “new order” of the American embassy and especially of Father Alex who arrives having his own personal agenda with Greek businessmen…

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SOURCE- BUSINESSDAILY.GR

A Restart of the Ecclesiastical Real Estate With New Plans For Schisto

Cooperation of the Church with the EREDC (ΤΑΙΠΕΔ) for the utilization of the huge area, while a Greek-American businessman participates in the board of directors of the company that undertakes the project.

Exactly eight years after the founding of the Ecclesiastical Real Estate Development Company, which was established in April 2014 by a law of the Ant. Samaras government, the Church decided to proceed with a new attempt to exploit its real estate, starting from the large plot of 3,000 acres in Schisto, in collaboration with the EREDC (ΤΑΙΠΕΔ – an ecclesiastical real estate fund).

The Ecclesiastical Real Estate Development Company did not have the ending that the hierarchy and the then government wanted, as in fact it “went on the ice” under the SYRIZA (leftist) govrnment. The interesting thing is that at some point its “resurrection” was attempted with the help of Greek-American and international consulting companies. At that time, Michalis Karloutsos, known for his relationship with the Archdiocese of America and his subsequent involvement, as a consultant of Hard Rock, joined the board of directors with the casino license in Elliniko.

Now, another Greek-American is participating in the board of directors of the company that will undertake to utilize the huge area of ​​the Church in Schisto. This is Christos Marafatsos from Maryland who declares himself an investment and real estate consultant. Among other things, he was the founder of a food wholesale company, while in recent years he was in the news due to the close relations with the staff of former US President Donald Trump.

The company for the development of the property in Schisto was founded at the end of 2021 with the Archbishop of Athens and all of Greece Ieronymos as president. The specific company instructed the project acceleration unit (PPF) of the HRDH to proceed with the location plan of a large investment that can reach up to 800 million euros. The new location is necessary as the property was facing chronic problems and there was a dispute, with a judicial aspect, with the Greek state for a part that is considered a forest land.

Details of the uses that will be housed in the area of ​​3,000 acres in Schistos are not known but will certainly include storage facilities and related light industrial facilities that can operate in addition to the adjacent port of Piraeus.

Mr. Ieronymos had tried from the first moment to use the ecclesiastical property. In fact, he has written a book (“Ecclesiastical property and payroll of the clergy”) in which he claims that “96% of this property was almost looted or served by some” smoothies and charlatans “who unfortunately ransacked the sanctuaries”, while “only 4% survives of this property “.

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source: radar.gr

Ο Mάικ Καρλούτσος, η Κοέν της Hard Rock και η πομπή των τζιπ!

Η επίσκεψη του διπλωμάτη – λομπίστα Μάικ Καρλούτσου ως …πλανητάρχη και 2 επενδυτών στο γραφείο του Οικουμενικού Πατριαρχείου…

Τετάρτη απόγευμα ώρα 7:30 στην οδό Καψάλη, δίπλα ακριβώς από την Πλατεία Κολωνακίου: κάνουν την εμφάνιση τους δύο θηριώδη μαύρα τζιπ τα οποία συνοδεύουν ένα μαύρο van μάρκας Mercedes, προκαλώντας αναστάτωση στους περιοίκους και τους περαστικούς, καθώς η εικόνα παρέπεμπε σε πομπή Αμερικανού προέδρου, βγαλμένη μέσα από την δημοφιλή τηλεοπτική σειρά House of Cards!

Οι κοστουμαρισμένοι σωματοφύλακες κατεβαίνουν με αυξημένη κλίμακα ετοιμότητας και ασφαλείας από τα τζιπ, εν μέσω της οδού Καψάλη και ανοίγουν την πόρτα του βαν για να εξέλθουν οι προφανώς επώνυμοι και ισχυροί επιβαίνοντες!

Πρώτος κατεβαίνει ο «διπλωμάτης» επί Τραμπ και νυν λομπίστας – νταραβεριτζής Μάικλ Καρλούτσος, γιος του περιβόητου Father Alex Καρλούτσου ο οποίος παρεμπιπτόντως έχοντας αποσυρθεί από τα αξιώματα της εν Αμερική ορθόδοξης ιερωσύνης, καταφθάνει στην Αθήνα στο πλευρό του νέου πρέσβη των ΗΠΑ, ομογενούς Τζώρτζ Τσούνη!

Οι δύο άνδρες, συνοδευόμενοι και από κάποιον τρίτο «επενδυτή» αγνώστων λοιπών στοιχείων, κατευθύνονται με βήμα ταχύ προς τη συμβολή των οδών Καψάλη και Νεοφύτου Δούκα 9, όπου και είναι εγκατεστημένο το Γραφείο Εκπροσώπησης του Οικουμενικού Πατριαρχείου της Κωνσταντινούπολης!

Ως γνωστόν, οι σχέσεις του Father Alex Καρλούτσου με το Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο είναι άψογες, λόγω και της σύνδεσης του με την Αρχιεπισκοπή της Αμερικής. Άλλωστε ο νέος Αρχιεπίσκοπος Ελπιδοφόρος προέρχεται από την Χάλκη, διατηρεί άριστες σχέσεις με τον κ. Βαρθολομαίο και θεωρείται μελλοντικά ως ένας εκ των διεκδικητών του θρόνου του Πατριαρχείου Κωνσταντινουπόλεως!

Το τι συζήτησαν Μάικλ Καρλούτσος, Κάρολ Κοέν και «αμερικανός επενδυτής» με τους εν Αθήναις εκπροσώπους του Οικουμενικού Πατριάρχη δεν κατέστη δυνατόν να εξακριβωθεί.

Το μόνο που μπορεί να πει κανείς είναι ότι οι 3 επιφανείς προσκεκλημένοι, έγιναν δεκτοί από τους κληρικούς του Πατριαρχείου με «τιμή και δόξα»!

Και μετά βεβαιότητας η επίσκεψη αυτή, με τον τρόπο που πραγματοποιήθηκε, δια μέσω πομπής θηριωδών τζιπ αμερικανικού τύπου, που παραπέμπει σε …πλανητάρχη, η οποία προκαλεί τα βλέμματα και δημιουργεί ποικίλες εντυπώσεις στην κοινωνία, διακόπτοντας την κυκλοφορία και προκαλώντας «αναταραχή» στην ευρύτερη περιοχή, ουσιαστικά προαναγγέλλει την έλευση της «νέας τάξης» της αμερικανικής πρεσβείας και ειδικότερα του Father Alex ο οποίος καταφθάνει έχοντας τη δική του προσωπική ατζέντα με Έλληνες επιχειρηματίες…

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SOURCE- BUSINESSDAILY.GR

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