O C V ΓΡΑΦΕΙ ΤΗΝ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ Bringing the news ΤΟΥ ΕΛΛΗΝΙΣΜΟΥ to generations of ΑΠΟ ΤΟ 1915 The National Herald Greek Americans c v A wEEKly GREEK AmERIcAN PUblIcATION www.thenationalherald.com VOL. 13, ISSUE 663 June 26-July 2 , 2010 $1.50 Greek Papandreou’s Lunch with Greek American Power Brokers Pedophile Community’s Business Leaders Report PM Suspect Papandreou is Open to Ideas, Solutions By Constantine S. Sirigos terson, former U.S. Secretary of TNH Staff Writer Commerce and one of the Nabbed founders and Chairman Emeri - NEW YORK – In a four-day visit tus of the Blackstone Group, a high on symbolism for his bat - leading investment and advisory Greek Teacher tered country, Greek Prime Min - group; James S. Chanos, the fa - ister George Papandreou swept mous hedge fund manager and Allegedly Solicited through New York City for a se - short-seller who is the founder ries of political and business of the investment group Kynikos Sex with Girls in U.S. meetings, and damage control Associates; George Tsunis, through the media, but it was a founder and CEO of Chartwell By Theodore Kalmoukos power lunch that mattered Hotels, who also oversees his most. With its far-flung and family's substantial real estate A 42-year-old Greek teacher highly successful Diaspora, will and business holdings; attorney of Information Sciences who au - Greece be the next Israel, or a George Stamas, senior partner thorities said believed he had mini-China? The Greek govern - at Kirkland and Ellis, LLP, one groomed an American woman ment, led by Papandreou, is of the most prestigious law firms – who was really an FBI under - reaching out to Greeks abroad in the U.S. and which advises cover agent posing as a single for advice on how to facilitate leading public and private cor - mother – to prepare her daugh - investments and technology porations in planning and struc - ters, 5 and 7 years old, for sex transfer and create vehicles for turing complex business trans - with him, instead found himself general contributions for those actions; John Negroponte, Vice in handcuffs when he arrived at of Greek heritage, their money chairman of Maclarty Associ - Denver International Airport and methodology to help repair ates, which describes itself as June 15 after traveling from Greece, suffering from record “an international strategic advi - Athens. debt and deficit, its social fabric sory firm” - Negroponte’s dist - Georgios Sgouros was torn asunder by strikes and inglished career in diplomacy charged with one count of travel protests after he imposed big and national security included with intent to engage in illicit pay cuts and tax hikes. But after a cabinet a level position as the sexual conduct, which carries a bringing his road show to the first director of national intelli - penalty of up to 30 years in fed - Greek American media, al - gence and George Logothetis, eral prison and $250,000 fine. though allowing the Greek pub - Chairman and CEO of the Libra He was also charged with one AP PHOTO/PETROS GIANNAKOURIS lic broadcast television station Group which he formed in 2003 count of aggravated sexual Island Hopping Stumped ERT to have a monopoly on his and who later led its transfor - abuse with children, attempt, presentation, Papandreou got mation from a shipping com - which carries a penalty of up to A tourist reads a book as members of a Communist party-backed labor group, (in rear) block down to the real business when pany to a diverse multinational 30 years in federal prison. the entrance of a ferry in Piraeus Port, near Athens, June 23, 2010. Hundreds of tourists were he invited leading Greek Amer - Sgouros requested and re - left stranded by a protest against the country’s austerity measures. ican businessmen to a luncheon Continued on page 9 ceived a continuance to prepare in New York for an open discus - for his hearing and meet with a sion about the role they and public defender lawyer, and is other members of the commu - scheduled to appear again in nity can play in the develop - court June 28, but authorities Philoptochos’ Ladies Bring the Love ment of cash-strapped Greece. A Greek said that could be moved back It was the latest indication a day. Behind the formalities that Papandreou’s moment in though, was a sordid tale of There are few aspects of and her personal satisfactions support and create relevant and Greek history is not an accident. Paradise in what court records alleged was Greek American spiritual life overseeing a group with an an - beneficial programs. The love He is perhaps the only Greek an attempt by Sgouros to culti - that haven’t felt the gentle touch nual budget of $2 million, $1.4 and kindness reflected on the politician who could dismantle vate a relationship with what he of the National Philoptochos So - million of which was given out faces of the Philoptochos and rebuild what was created Colonial believed were two little girls for ciety, from philanthropic dona - in 2009, and more than $13 mil - women throughout the country by his late father, the charis - sex with him. The details are tions, health care contributions, lion in the last 10 years. illustrate the genuine and au - matic Andreas Papandreou. And too graphic to be reported here. catastrophe relief – including to Programs that receive major thentic care they offer. There ex - as an “Amerikanaki,” born and Virginia Officials said Sgouros care - others outside the community disbursements include benefi - ists always the need to do more. raised in the United States, his fully discussed with the woman and church – and the often un - ciaries of the Children’s Medical Collaborating with passionate supporters believe he can most how he wanted the children to seen tiny gestures of love that Fund and Social Services. St. and self-sacrificing women in effectively reach out to the com - By Steve Frangos, c. 2010 be prepared and even asked if its volunteers and members Basil’s Academy and HC/HC are advancing the mission is re - munity that could become Special to The National Herald she wanted to watch while he bring, led for two years by Pres - greatly supported by the Soci - warding and satisfying,” she Greece’s greatest resource dur - engaged in sex with them. The ident Aphrodite Skeadas of ety. said. On a national level, the ing the crisis and beyond. It is almost incredible that FBI agent was in an Internet Greenwich Connecticut. As she “The Philoptochos Society group has distributed from more The diners were an influen - John Paradise is a forgotten fig - chat room when she said she be - assessed that time in office, she does so much on a continual ba - than 20 funds and also to emer - tial group, indeed, and not just ure in Greek-American history. gan a discussion with a man of - talked to The National Herald sis. The women ensure the in the Greek American commu - During the heady days of the Eu - ficials said turned out to be the about its performance, goals never-ending momentum that Continued on page 6 nity, and included Peter G. Pe - ropean Enlightenment, Paradise suspect. She said he expressed was a highly respected intellec - interest in traveling to Colorado tual, socially sought after by the to have sex with the two girls. most prominent figures of this During the chat the man and glittering era. Aside from his so - the undercover agent also dis - St. Basil’s cial and intellectual connections, cussed the logistics of where he Paradise, during the darkest would stay during his visit, and days of the American Revolu - how they would meet up at the Graduation tion, was notable as a steadfast airport. During the next several and persuasive advocate of the months, the man and the un - American Cause. When few peo - dercover agent exchanged e- Day Values ple in London would even speak mails as well as private chats on with an American, he and his the Internet. On June 13 and14 wife Lucy opened their home to Sgouros allegedly e-mailed the NEW YORK - What is the value any and all visiting Americans. undercover agent his travel itin - of a life saved, of a soul healed? Such was Paradise’s belief in the erary from Athens. On June 15, The question was on the minds democratic underpinnings of the he was admitted into the United of many who attended the in - American rebellion that he be - States by U.S. Customs and Bor - spiring graduation ceremonies came a naturalized American cit - der Protection (CBP) at at St. Basil’s Academy on a bril - izen. All at a time when he and Philadelphia International Air - liant Saturday afternoon in Gar - his family lived in London and port. He arrived in the U.S. rison New York, including a vir - could easily have been arrested aboard a U.S. Airways flight tual army of well-wishers in the as seditious enemies of the persons of volunteers and long- British crown. It was John Par - Continued on page 6 time and devoted donors to the adise’s genius for friendship that academy. Beneath a tent and makes him and his wife Lucy his - with a breathtaking view of the torically significant for modern Hudson River valley, the friends Greek Studies. This couple and family, residents and sup - formed a social and intellectual Limberakis’ porters of the school gathered nexus for the Enlightenment few on June 19 to honor the gradu - others could claim. ates, and they were inspired by CORRESPONDENCE Death Leaves them as well.