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The former prime minister’s chief of staff Keith Schembri is back in court on Monday, as the compilation of evidence against him continues. He and his associates, including his father, Alfio, business partner Malcolm Scerri and accountant Robert Zammit face charges linked to financial corruption. Schembri denies a raft of charges including money laundering and fraud linked to a printing press deal with Allied Newspapers and Progress Press. A previous sitting heard how he paid US$5.5 million in backhanders to three men for the sale of three printing machines to Progress Press, using a netwo...

On Saturday, March 20, a spell was broken. Political associates who have long been suspected and accused of graft and corruption, but were thought to be untouchable, were finally arraigned and placed under preventive arrest. The prime minister’s reaction to these events was disappointing. In his all-too-familiar dismissive and impenitent tone, Robert Abela continued with his usual “the institutions are working” mantra. Meanwhile, his party and its twisted machinery, which have, for the past eight years, dismissed every single allegation of corruption as “vindictive attacks”, continu...

Police call in several people in relation to Hillman-Schembri money laundering probe Financial practitioner Matthew Pace, former Allied Newspaper director Vince Buhagiar and Keith Schembri’s business partner Malcolm Scerri questioned by police 8 March 2021, 8:15pm by Karl Azzopardi Financial services practitioner Matthew Pace was called in for questioning by police in relation to the money laundering probe involving Adrian Hillman and Keith Schembri, MaltaToday has learnt. Pace, a director and shareholder of Zenith Financial Management, was one of several people questioned over the past co...

Bar owners expected more than the amount they were given to make up for the months they had to close shop, although they admit “it was better than nothing at all”. Others were satisfied, saying that, when added to other benefits from schemes such as those covering rent, utility tariffs and employees’ wages, the latest assistance was of great help. The government last week announced new COVID-19 mitigation measures that include an extension on the closure of bars throughout February, a €2.2 million aid package for bar owners and an 11pm curfew for restaurants. Tourism Minister Clayton ...