Vassilis Paleokostas

Vassilis Paleokostas, crime, Greece, banks, poverty, redistribution, wealth, Robin Hood, Ned Kelly

In a crime spree spanning three decades, [Vassilis Paleokostas] the man known to many as the Greek Robin Hood has taken millions from state-owned banks and kidnapped industrialists, while liberally distributing cash to the needy. Though he differs from some other famous bandits - Ned Kelly, say, or Billy the Kid - by claiming to have hurt no-one during his exploits, he remains one of Europe’s most wanted men.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/2014/newsspec_8700/index.html