Fraud

Edward Scicluna and Chris Fearne distance themselves from the scandal enveloping former PM Joseph Muscat.

POLITICO reporters inside the courtroom dissect the latest crucial moments before a verdict arrives.

Even before the European election, maneuvering is underway for top jobs in Brussels.

A POLITICO analysis of campaign finance filings shows clear contrasts between Trump’s and Biden’s sprawling political operations.

European Public Prosecutor’s Office says budget move means it may no longer be able to focus on its investigative operations.

The former candidate for Malta’s next European Commissioner resigned after it was revealed he will face criminal charges of fraud and misappropriation.

“The European Parliament holds high standards when it comes to Commissioner-designates’ approval,” said Cyrus Engerer, a Maltese MEP from Deputy PM Chris Fearne’s Labour Party.

Malta’s political elite is being rocked by impending charges over a 2015 hospital concession deal.

Money went to “the few and the powerful,” socialists claim, while government says tenders were strictly monitored.

It was nicknamed the “zombie” case. Now it’s finally going to trial.

The former president rails against a “two-tiered system of justice.” But he’s the one benefiting from it.

Investigation is latest dent to the reputation of EU’s post-pandemic support, coming after police arrested more than 20 suspects linked to alleged €600 million fraud plot in Italy.

Capitals urge European Commission to slash red tape fearing that huge amounts of money won’t ever be used.

The EU border agency awarded a major contract to a travel agency under investigation by the bloc’s anti-fraud agency.

Without the bond, New York authorities could have begun enforcing the nearly half-billion dollar verdict.

The sentence was handed down almost five months after a jury found Bankman-Fried guilty of orchestrating a massive fraud centered on his crypto empire.

Members of a pro-Russian oligarch’s party can now run for president later this year.

Missteps and unresolved policy problems are mounting for the former president.

British government wants sweeping powers to snoop on banks’ customers in bid to detect benefit fraud.

Researchers made it clear that they “do not endorse hypervaccination as a strategy to enhance adaptive immunity.”

Biden and Trump romped on Super Tuesday. But there were warning signs for both of them.

Former European Investment Bank Vice President Vazil Hudák was interviewed by investigators looking into the transaction.

The group’s leader said defeating Russia in Ukraine is essential to weaken Minsk’s regime.