Constantly updated Keith Schembri, the former chief of staff of Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, is among 11 people to be arraigned on Saturday on charges including corruption, money laundering and fraud. Police confirmed in a statement that nine men and two women would be arraigned before magistrate Charmaine Galea at 5pm in connection with the conclusions of two magisterial inquiries. Charges are also expected to be brought against 20 companies. While the police did not name those set to be charged, sources said they included the former OPM chief of staff. A number of individuals were called in to the police's financial crimes unit in Santa Venera before possibly being charged in court later, sources said. The first seen entering the building early on Saturday were Brian Tonna and Karl Cini of Nexia BT followed by officials from Zenith, another financial services firm. The charges are believed to be mainly based on a magisterial inquiry requested by then Opposition leader Simon Busuttil into alleged money transfers to Adrian Hillman, the former managing director of Allied Newspapers Ltd. The case goes back to 2011-2015 when Schembri's company, Kasco, was awarded a...
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