Notary and former Labour Party Member of Parliament Sandro Schembri Adami has been given a third suspended jail term after admitting to misappropriating €24,465.
Dr Schembri Adami had been previously jailed for two years suspended for four and generally interdicted after admitting to misappropriating €10,194 (Lm4,375) to the detriment of two people on June 26.
In February last year he was given a two-year jail term suspended for four years after having been found guilty of forging the signature of a former employee, also a notary, on three power-of-attorney documents.
This time, Dr Schembri Adami, 44, of Valletta, admitted to misappropriating €24,465 to the detriment of four people, defrauding them and forging HSBC cheques.
Magistrate Consuelo Scerri Herrera heard how the victims had been paid back. Before handing down judgment Magistrate Scerri Herrera took into consideration Dr Schembri Adami’s admission, the fact that the victims were satisfied with their compensation and Dr Schembri Adami’s present medical condition.