benefit fraud

Silvio Grixti in Valletta ahead of a previous hearing. Photo: Jonathan Borg

Court expert must record data extraction from Silvio Grixti's laptop

Extraction process to be filmed 'from start to finish' to address defence's concerns

April 23, 2024| Edwina Brincat
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Today's front pages – March, 2024

The top stories in Malta's newspapers

April 18, 2024| Times of Malta
Mark Calleja (left) a person of trust at the Social Welfare ministry, allegedly ordered reconsideration of failed applications for disability benefits in a scam headed by Silvio Grixti (right).

Person of trust ordered 'reconsideration' of failed disability applications

Ministry's director general cross-examined in severe disability benefit fraud proceedings

April 17, 2024| Edwina Brincat
Abela spoke to PL faithful on Sunday morning in Rabat. Photo: PL

Robert Abela flaunts government's social credentials as PL gears up for May Day

PM ignores latest in series of revelations about the social benefits scandal

April 14, 2024| Daniel Ellul
Times of Malta file photo.

Today's front pages - April 14, 2024

Highlights from Sunday's newspapers

April 14, 2024| Times of Malta
As with scores of other fraudulent cases, the woman’s application for the benefits was filled in and signed by popular family doctor and then-Labour MP Silvio Grixti. Photos: Matthew Mirabelli, Chris Sant Fournier

Woman registered as ‘totally paralysed’ walked to interview, received benefits

Case raises serious questions over how doctors could have missed illicit application

April 14, 2024| Mark Laurence Zammit
Silvio Grixti leaving court on Friday. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier

Silvio Grixti's laptop was full of documents suggesting forgery - police

Former MP at heart of disability racket that cost taxpayers over €6 million

April 5, 2024| Edwina Brincat
Silvio Grixti is accused of falsification of documents to facilitate benefit fraud.

Magistrate confirms abstention in Silvio Grixti benefits fraud case

'Justice not only has to be done but also seen to be done'

March 26, 2024| Edwina Brincat
The forged documents signed by Silvio Grixti even included a false Transport Malta declaration.

Ministry admits quarter of claims for severe disability benefits were fraudulent

Evaluation Board says doctors' certificates must be checked

March 18, 2024| Times of Malta
The contents of the judicial protest are "shocking" Sammut said. Photo: PN

'Why is a whistleblower being ignored?' PN claims benefits racket 'coverup'

A former canvasser has demanded whistleblower protection to tell all on benefits racket

March 15, 2024| Daniel Ellul
Roger Agius (left) with Silvio Grixti.

'Former PL canvasser wants to avoid criminal action through Whistleblower Act'

Robert Abela says police investigation should not be neutralised by granting Agius immunity

March 14, 2024| Daniel Ellul
A man demanded whistleblowewr protection from Castille to tell all on the social benefits fraud. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Former canvasser demands whistleblower protection to tell all on benefits racket

Requests magisterial inquiry so he can spill beans under oath

March 14, 2024| Matthew Xuereb
Roger Agius (left) with Silvio Grixti

Andy Ellul’s former aide to be charged over benefits fraud

Roger Agius is set to face a raft of charges, including money laundering

March 11, 2024| Jacob Borg
Grixti was first detained and questioned by the police in 2021.

Silvio Grixti and four others to be charged over social benefits racket

Former Labour MP to be among five facing criminal charges

March 3, 2024| Mark Laurence Zammit, Bertrand Borg
The woman was walking close to Paola's church when she was approached by a Labour Party agent, the court was told. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Woman tricked into accepting social benefits by Labour official, court told

Woman pleads guilty as she claims she did not know she was taking part in fraud

February 16, 2024| Matthew Xuereb
The Valletta law courts. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Benefit fraudster becomes first person jailed for role in scam

Man pocketed €18,000 in benefits over a 54-month period

January 24, 2024| Edwina Brincat
A teenager is among many people who fraudulently applied for social benefits using forged documents. File photo: Times of Malta

Student, 17, drawn into social benefits fraud racket by her parents, court hears

Parents encouraged her to apply using forged documents

January 18, 2024| Edwina Brincat
Even though they both scored some great victories this year, Robert Abela and Bernard Grech failed to inspire and seemed to have fuelled demotivation. Photos Chris Sant Fournier

2023: the year politics failed, even when it won

It was a year of scandals, in-fighting, rackets and controversy

December 27, 2023| Mark Laurence Zammit
TikTok sensation Maria (left) and Love Island’s Dale (middle) breathed new life into 'relax'... meanwhile, the alleged use of 'tħanżer' in chats between MP Rosianne Cutajar and Yorgen Fenech went down well with the public. Photos: Reddit, Youtube, ToM

2023 was the year of AI, tħanżir, tbagħbis and bombshells for Maltese speakers

Do you say 'faqgħa' or 'taqla’ l-art' to mean something is cool? Your answer could quite well reveal your age

December 25, 2023| Sarah Carabott
Silvio Grixti is suspected of being at the centre of a fraud that allowed benefit fraudsters to cash in monthly welfare payments by falsely claiming to be severely disabled. Photo: Facebook

€627,000 in fraudulent benefits refunded so far

Police have arraigned 184 people in connection with the racket so far

November 25, 2023| Matthew Xuereb
Stephen Spiteri (left) and Silvio Grixti both benefit from the Medical Council becoming completely toothless. Photos: Facebook/Matthew Mirabelli

Silvio Grixti lashes out

The Medical Council, the only regulatory body of the medical profession tasked with protecting patients, has completely ceased to function

November 19, 2023| Kevin Cassar
Silvio Grixti: A “second-class” citizen to his own Labour Party. Photo: Silvio Grixti/Facebook

Silvio’s Facebook post

His outburst against his own party is one for the history books

November 19, 2023| Manuel Delia
Silvio Grixti has again targeted Stephen Spiteri, in a post accusing the Labour Party of treating its own as second-class citizens.

Silvio Grixti attacks Labour 'monster' in post targeting PN MP Stephen Spiteri

Former MP says party treats its own 'as second-class citizens'

November 15, 2023| Times of Malta
Stephen Spiteri. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

I was targeted for cruel reasons: Stephen Spiteri on medical certificates probe

PN MP and doctor says situation was 'manipulated' against him

November 11, 2023| Times of Malta
Silvio Grixti posted a photo of a government-issued medical certificate in a cryptic post - his first public comment since he was linked to a massive benefits fraud scandal. Photo:Facebook

In cryptic post, Silvio Grixti breaks silence about benefits scandal

Doctor and former MP implies police are being selective in who they investigate

November 7, 2023| Bertrand Borg
Grixti was called in around 2pm for questioning and was confronted with police evidence. File photo: Facebook

Silvio Grixti questioned by police over disability benefit scandal

This is the second time that the ex-PL MP was questioned since December 2021

November 2, 2023| Times of Malta
Two years down the line Silvio Grixti and others behind the benefits racket have still not been charged. Photo: Facebook

Enabling the crooks to get even richer

The benefits racket marks a new low for Labour

October 30, 2023| Albert Buttigieg
The counting hall during last year’s election. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

What is breeding clientelism in Malta?

Two scandals have revealed politicians' focus on favours. What could break it?

October 27, 2023| Daniel Ellul
Police believe that the driver personally benefitted from the scheme thanks to the assistance of former MP Silvio Grixti.

Minister’s driver got disability benefit, claimed he couldn’t drive

Investigators have now begun moving up the racket’s organisational chain

October 15, 2023| Mark Laurence Zammit
Parliament will debate the state of impunity on government corruption. Graphic: Karl Andrew Micallef

European Parliament to debate 'culture of impunity' in Malta

Parliament will make recommendations in reactions to exposed scandals

October 12, 2023| Times of Malta