Archbishop Demetrios of America has sent a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama, urging him to exert influence in order to ensure the protection of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. According to an announcement of the Archdiocese of America “just when publications in the Turkish press and other media were released, referring to the assassination plan [...]
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Underpaying Workers Costs Greek Diner Owners
The Greek owners of Colony Diner in East Meadow, George Strifas, 46, of East Hills and his cousin Thomas Strifas, 41, of Merrick have pleaded guilty for underpaying 72 workers and for falsifying records, on April 29. The two owners face up to four years in prison when they are sentenced on July 17. They [...]
Kyriakides Saw Boston Marathon Bombings
Dimitris Kyriakides, an Athenian whose father Stylianos won the 1946 Boston Marathon, had a front-row view of the bombings at this year’s race and related the moments of horror to the Greek media, including news site Newsit. Kyriakides said: “I was in the VIP seats with an American friend of mine. There had been four [...]
No Greeks Hurt In Boston Marathon Bombings
The Greek Embassy in Washington, D.C. said it was in contact with U.S. officials in the aftermath of the twin bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon on April 15 that killed three and injured 144, but it appears no Greeks were among the victims. “For the moment, there is no official information [...]
N.J. Greek Diner Manager Denies Murder Plot
Georgios Spyropoulos, the 45-year-old manager of Tick Tock diner in Clifton, New Jersey, appeared in state Superior Court in Paterson in shackles on April 12 and denied charges he tried to hire a hit man to kill his uncle, Alexandros Sgourdos, the 57-year-old co-owner, and get rid of the body. He has been held on [...]
N.J. Police Foil Plot To Kill Diner Owner
New Jersey law enforcement officials have accused Georgios Spyropoulos, the 45-year-old manager of Tick Tock diner in Clifton, with trying to hire a hit man to kill his uncle, Alexandros Sgourdos, the 57-year-old co-owner, and get rid of the body. Authorities said Spyropoulos’s motive was that he felt he did not get a fair share [...]
Don’t Mess With Leo Thalassites, U.S.’ Oldest Cop
Barrel-chested Leo Thalassites squints like Clint Eastwood, hops like Jackie Chan and has been an active cop for nearly six decades. He is 86 years old. He first joined the Miami-Dade Police Department in 1956. He moved to the Hialeah Police Department in 1963, where he has been on active duty ever since. And now, [...]
Church Burglary in Watertown
According to a Watertown police report, a golden cross, gold-plated books of the Bible and a safe were stolen from the Taxiarchae/Archangels Greek Orthodox Church. The burglary took place in the early hours of March 27, and the burglars managed to break into the church through a window on the boiler room door. The cleaner [...]
Kidnapped Greek Boy Returned to the U.S.
The long international battle, concerning the custody of Leo Zagaris, came to an end on March 16. Twelve-year-old Leo flew from Indiana to Greece in June 2011 to visit his father, according to the divorce agreement between his parents. Leo had made the trip four times before, without an incident. But this time his father, [...]
FBI Enters Greek Custody Case
“My name is Alissa Zagaris and I am a Noblesville mother hopefully nearing the end of her international child abduction nightmare. I have spent the past 19 months fighting to get my now 12 year old Indiana born American Hoosier son back home. My ex-husband Nikos Zagaris, unlawfully retained our son Leonidas (Leo) Zagaris, in Greece [...]
Greek Charged in N.Y. Dali Theft
A 29-year-old Greek man who said he realized as soon as he stole a Salvador Dali painting from a New York gallery last year that it was mistake and anonymously mailed it back nonetheless pleaded not guilty to grand larceny charges on Feb. 20. Police said Phivos Istavrioglou, who was captured on security cameras taking [...]
“Big Man” Venizelos Tied to $2 million “Hit” Fund
John “Big Man” Venizelos of New York, who authorities said is connected to the Bonanno crime family and charged with teaming up with Canadian drug kingpin Jimmy “Cosmo” Cournoyer, was arrested again after ominously warning a witness that a bank account to finance contract murders had been set up. “Venizelos sent an encrypted message” to [...]
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