Fraudster Duncan Buttigieg jailed for two years for farmhouse con

Conman Duncan Buttigieg has been jailed for two years for renting out a farmhouse that wasn't his.

Inspector Jonathan Ferris from the Economic Crimes Unit told magistrate Josette Demicoli that Buttigieg had collected deposits for the rental of a farmhouse from 12 Maltese victims. The police were called in after the victims found that the owner of the farmhouse had no idea about their booking. Buttigieg was also charged with being a recidivist.

The 33-year-old serial fraudster, who has multiple past convictions for fraud-related offences, pleaded guilty to the charge of misappropriation this morning.

In February 2015, Buttigieg had appeared in court, charged with trying to buy a Rolex watch using a stolen and forged cheque. That crime had allegedly taken place while he had been on bail pending an appeal to a nine-year jail sentence for conning several individuals out of their money in a car importation scam.

The following July he had 30 months added to his stay at Corradino for convincing a friend to lend him €3,400 in order to help him out with a non-existent knee operation.

Magistrate Demicoli handed the man a two-year prison sentence.