Ex-MGA CTO Jason Farrugia appears in court on criminal charges

Jason Farrugia, former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), has appeared in court charged with money laundering, alongside a number of other offences

Jason Farrugia, former Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the Republic of Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), has appeared inwards homage charged with money laundering, alongside a list of other offences.

Farrugia was arraigned on a number of charges in connectedness with wrongdoings that allegedly took place during his time at the MGA.

Besides money laundering, these include accepting bribes, computer misuse, disclosing secret information, extortion, dupery in inordinateness of €5,000 ($5,355) and trading in influence. According to the Times of Malta, he plead non guilty, and bail bond was denied.

In response to media reports, the MGA published a statement detailing its relationship with Farrugia and his expiry inwards Dec of lowest year.

“The MGA would ilk to elucidate that the work relationship with Mr Farrugia was terminated in December 2021 followers an intragroup investigation initiated by the MGA into alleged wrongdoings by the same individual,” asserted the Malti regulator.

“The results of these investigations were passed on to the relevant authorities and the MGA has been, and remains, at their electric pig and providing all required assistance.

“In the meantime, the MGA continues to read all the necessary steps to ensure the integrity of its data.”

Prior to his untimely going away shoemaker's last year, Farrugia had been employed past the MGA for a decade. When the organisation announced his conclusion on 16 December, it stated: “Jason Farrugia […] no more longer has any link to the MGA and canful no more yearner represent it or speak on its behalf.”

The regulator’s former CEO, Heathcliff Farrugia, no more relation, was finally twelvemonth supercharged with trading inward act upon in connexion with Maltese cat businessman Yorgen Fenech.