Tag: Asset Recovery Bureau
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Here’s another criminal suspect who doesn’t ask permission for funds to travel abroad
We are currently conducting an extensive investigation into the assets that have been frozen — and mostly not frozen — of Malta’s top criminal suspects and convicts. We found out various important facts throughout our investigation. The Police and the Asset Recovery Bureau are not following through FIAU reports and are neither confiscating the assets…
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No Court order releasing funds for Joseph Muscat’s trip to Kenya
The disgraced ex-premier Joseph Muscat supposedly needs to acquire permission from the Asset Recovery Bureau to make use of his funds. Also supposedly, Joseph Msucat’s funds have been frozen by Court order pending the Vitals case. Last year Joseph Muscat complained that he doesn’t have any cash at his disposal to pay for his Netflix…
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Exclusive: Unofficial government policy is not to make any assets seizures
The Maltese Herald has reached out to various high-profile individuals within the authorities an the Justice system to try and understand why there has been a very low amount of assets seizure in 2024. The Asset Recovery Bureau has only seized up to €1 million in assets in 2024 compared to €18.6 million in 2023.…
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€18.6 million worth of assets seized in 2023 but only up to €1 million seized in 2024
The Asset Recovery Bureau is an entity that falls under the Ministry of Justice that holds all the assets seized by the Court. It also manages these assets and by permitting the accused of making use of their funds via Court orders. The ARB seized up to €18.65 million in assets in 2023. In 2024,…
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CEO of Court Services Agency transferred to Asset Recovery Bureau: replaced by Vanessa Grech
The CEO of the Court Services Agency Eunice Grech Fiorini has been suspended from her role and transferred to the Asset Recovery Bureau. Eunice Grech Fiorini gave contradictory statements to the CEO of Wasteserv on the disposal of cannabis haul that was stolen from a base of the Armed Forces of Malta. It was responsibility…
