Police ‘investigating’ suspected Italian mafia money launderer
Reports he planned to launder “billions†for mafia associates
An Italian national suspected of planning to launder “billions†for mafia associates is being investigated by the Financial Crimes Investigation Department, a police spokesman confirmed.
Roberto Recordare is the owner of two companies in Malta – Golem Malta Limited and Recordare Holding.
The two companies are ostensibly in the software business. Golem’s Italian website describes it as a software provider to local public administration entities in Sicily.
According to Italian media reports, wire taps captured Recordare speaking about his interests in Malta and mocking the death of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, days after she was killed by a car bomb in Bidnija, in October 2017.
Contacted by Times of Malta, a police spokesman confirmed an investigation was underway by the anti-money laundering unit but declined to provide further details.
Recordare told the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) that he only learned of the money-laundering allegations from Italian media reports.
He reportedly referred to the whole matter as a “farceâ€.
Wire taps captured Recordare mocking the death of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia
Reports say Italian investigators suspect Recordare was prepared to move some €36 billion on behalf of mafia clans as part of a wider €136 billion laundering scheme.
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