BTI Management Ltd funnelled nearly €600,000 through a client account opened by Brian Tonna and Karl Cini for Katrin Bondin Carter, a court has heard
Usury may occur upon the promise of higher interest rates
The crime of usury take place even before the transaction, but upon the agreement that the repayment or reward would be higher than 8%
10 January 2021, 7:01am
by Malcolm Mifsud
The crime of usury take place even before the transaction, but upon the agreement that the repayment or reward would be higher than 8%. This was held in Il-Pulizija v Rosario Brincat, a judgement delivered by Madame Justice Edwina Grima on 6 January 2021.
Brincat was accused of usury, causing fear of violence and being a recidivist. The Magistrates Court found him guilty of these charges and condemned him to 18 months’ imprisonment and €15,000 fine. Brincat appealed.
Petrol station thief s seven-year sentence slashed on appeal
After settling down into a stable life, the thief will have his prison sentence reduced to probation
6 January 2021, 1:58pm
by Matthew Agius
The court of appeal has given what it described as a “final opportunity” to a prolific thief, reducing his 7 year prison sentence to probation on the advice of social workers.
In 2019, Matthew Portelli, 35, had been convicted of being one of a gang of thieves who had targeted 10 service stations, a tools store and two vehicles in various localities around Malta during a three-month theft spree in 2011.
The gang were also allegedly behind the setting alight of one of the stolen vehicles, a Ford Transit, which had been used in one of their raids and later set on fire in Wied is-Sewda, Qormi.