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The Magistrates’ Court is mysteriously withholding the name of a banker accused with defrauding his wife and forging her signature, and who is now working with a leading financial investments firm.
The 34-year-old man from Sliema, who is the cousin of a very high-ranking politician, was suspended in 2004 from the bank he used to work for after his wife reported him to his employer that he had forged her signature for joint loans totalling Lm5,000 which she never authorised.
The bank, whose name has also been withheld by the court, never reported the case to the police for criminal prosecution, and eventually let the accused take early retirement.
MaltaToday confirmed that the man is now working as an investments advisor with a financial investments firm in a branch office in Paola.
Arraigned last Wednesday in front of magistrate Antonio Mizzi, the accused was granted protection by the court although the reasons behind the ban on his name remain unknown, given that the case does not involve minors or sensitive elements that would usually warrant a ban on names.
His wife discovered the alleged fraud during the separation case, as bank statements issued by her husband’s former employer showed forged signatures that are now being used as evidence the prosecution, led by Inspector Angelo Gafà, against the banker.
Lawyer Pawlu Lia is appearing for the defence.
Karl Schembri reporting
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