According to widespread reports in the Malta mainstream media, a Greek national working on the island of Malta as an executive with online sportsbook and casino company Gold Victory Limited was arrested over the weekend on allegations of misappropriation of €500,000 from customer accounts.
In a bail hearing Dimitros Drosos (42) pleaded not guilty to misappropriating the funds from Gold Victory, a company which is registered in Malta and operates the Gold Victory website.
Police decided to first investigate and then prosecute Drosus after being asked to intervene in the case by the Lotteries and Gaming Authority of Malta - the regulating authority for online gambling.
Drosos was granted bail by Magistrate Edwina Grima against a deposit of €70,000 and a personal guarantee of €5,000. The court also ordered that all his assets should be frozen.
One report is that Drosos was not immediately able to meet the bail requirements and was therefore held in custody, but was later moved to a local hospital for medical reasons.
Drosos is charged both personally and as company director and legal representative of the gaming company and was defended by Dr Stefano Filletti.
The criminal investigation is being led by Inspector Ivan Cilia of the Malta police.
Gold Victory is a sportsbook and casino using Arland Technologies software licensed in Malta.
Source: InfoPowa News
Greek man charged for fraud
Posted on May 17th, 2009
Dimitrios Drosos was on Saturday charged in court accused of fraud, misappropriation at the detriment of several persons and of breaking the Lotteries and Games Act. The frauds occurred on the 15th May 2009 and in previous months. The 42-year-old is a Greek national residing in San Gwann
The man pleaded not guilty to the accusations brought against him, He was granted bail against a €70,000 deposit and a personal guarantee of €5,000. However the man failed to deposit the money. The court ordered freezing of all the man’s assets and also instructed the Director of the Corradino Correctional Facilities to keep the man at the Mater Dei Hospital for health reasons.
Prosecution was led by Inspector Ivan Cilia.
Magistrate Dr Edwina Grima presided.