Michelle Muscat
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Michelle Muscat (née Tanti; born 16 May 1974) is the wife of the former Prime Minister of Malta, Joseph Muscat.[1]
Biography
[edit]Michelle Muscat married Joseph Muscat in 2001. She is alleged to be involved in Panama-based letterbox companies in a network of political-business connections of her husband.[2][3][4] After Muscat's election in 2013, employees of Brian Tonna created the letterbox company Egrant Inc. in Panama. In April 2017, journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia suggested that shares in Egrant Inc. were held by Mossack Fonseca nominees for Michelle Muscat. In December 2019, an inquiry was published, which investigated if the Panama company Egrant Inc. was owned by the prime minister, his wife or his family. The investigation found no evidence to support the claim made by Caruana Galizia.[5]
The couple have twin children born in 2007.[6]
Honours
[edit]- 2015: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Großes Bundesverdienstkreuz mit Stern und Schulterband)[7]
- 2017: National Volunteer of the year, Malta Council for Voluntary Work[8]
- 2018: Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Michelle Muscat recognised for her 'philanthropic' work in the Bahamas". Times of Malta. 7 December 2017.
- ^ Fall Daphne Caruana Galizia: Russische Whistleblowerin stellt sich griechischen Behörden, spiegel.de, 22 March 2018
- ^ Wer war Daphne Caruana Galizia, Tages-Anzeiger, 24 March 2018
- ^ US$400,000 "loan payment" to Michelle Muscat jewelry business partner from sister of Pilatus Bank owner, daphnecaruanagalizia.com, 4/2017
- ^ 'This is hilarious': what who Muscat told Egrant inquiry. Ms. Muscat denied owning Egrant – she only heard about it on the news, she reacted by pointing out her chin in a snobbish French or even Renessaince manner. [1], Times of Malta, published on 18 December 2019
- ^ Meet Michelle Muscat, Times of Malta, 28 June 2008
- ^ "Prime Minister, Mrs Muscat honoured by Germany". Times of Malta. 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Updated: Michelle Muscat awarded 'National Volunteer of the Year' award – The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt.
- ^ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana". www.quirinale.it.
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