Accused mastermind of journalist assassination
Maltese businessman charged with ordering murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. She was investigating his 17 Black company and links to ministers when killed by car bomb in 2017.
Why tracked: Most serious corruption-linked crime in EU; journalist assassination; exposes deep state-business nexus in Malta.
Biography
Born: November 23, 1981, Pietà, Malta
Education: Business/management studies
Family: Son of George Fenech (Tumas Group founder, died 2014)
Career: CEO of Tumas Group (since 2014) — one of Malta's largest conglomerates
Business: Hotels, casinos, property development, energy (Electrogas stake)
Notable: One of Malta's most powerful businessmen before arrest; €150,000 allegedly paid to hitmen
Cases Involved
Daphne Murder
Assassination — Trial ongoing
17 Black
Money laundering — Under investigation
Electrogas
Corruption — Under investigation
Connections
Secret Company: 17 Black (Dubai)
was to pay €2M to ministers' companies
Schembri Keith
cross-referenced
Mizzi Konrad
cross-referenced
Muscat Joseph
cross-referenced
Sources
- Times of Malta, The Shift News, Reuters, Daphne Project