The grand neoclassical facade of the Athens Central Courthouse on Evelpidon Street was bathed in the harsh glare of midday television floodlights. Outside the wrought-iron security gates, hundreds of citizens, maritime workers from the port of Piraeus, and international financial correspondents were gathered in dense crowds. For half a century, the Drakos family had represented the apex of Greek commercial majesty—an untouchable maritime empire that commanded respect across five continents.…
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