Maltese Man Arrested In Connection With Fraudulent Identity Racket To Be Arraigned This Afternoon
A Maltese man arrested earlier this morning in relation to an alleged identity card racket will be charged court at 1.30pm today. The racket is believed to be behind the issuing of thousands of fraudulent residential documents.
He will be charged on accusations related to falsifying documents, money laundering and more, according to a police statement. Lovin Malta is also reliably involved that he used these documents to scam third-country nationals.
Lawyer and former PN MP Jason Azzopardi revealed this racket earlier this year and claimed that those involved, including Identita Malta officials, generated an estimated €60 million.
He requested an inquiry into this racket which allegedly began operating in 2015 and saw approximately 18,000 false Maltese identity cards issued to third-country nationals. Each document was allegedly sold for prices ranging from €2,000 to €8,000.
Azzopardi has posted regular updates on the evidence he compiled, sharing multiple shocking stories about how people found out their ID card numbers or home addresses were potentially being used illicitly.
A 15-year-old girl had received a letter at home informing her of an upcoming appointment at Mater Dei to treat a serious illness she didn’t suffer from. Meanwhile, a Maltese man found out he was registered as deceased after visiting a polyclinic.
More when we get it.
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