Yorgen Fenech (born 23 November 1981) is a Maltese businessman whose main interests are casinos and hotels in Malta,[3] and a suspect facing criminal charges in multiple proceedings for murder, corruption, money laundering, and the illicit purchase of firearms and poison.
[13] Later, the research group The Daphne Project came across e-mails between 17 Black and two shell companies in Panama, belonging to Mizzi or Schembri.
[18] On 16 October 2017, investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia died in a car bomb attack close to her home,[19] attracting widespread local and international reactions.
[21] In November 2019, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat announced a deal with Melvin Theuma, the self-confessed middleman in the murder.
[25] Six days after the arrest of Fenech, Keith Schembri resigned his government post as Chief of Staff, and was subsequently questioned by the police.
[31] Schembri is also accused of having tried to influence Fenech in order to frame Christian Cardona as responsible for the murder of Caruana Galizia.
Fenech's multiple applications for bail[33] have all been denied, with the judge determining that he was a flight risk, citing his access to cryptocurrencies, plans to immigrate to the United States, and the purchase of cyanide and grenades.
[36] Investigations for fraud and or money laundering are being undertaken on a number of business connected to Yorgen Fenech, including ElectroGas Malta.