Enemalta has collected close to €500,000 following intensive efforts to recover revenue from electricity theft related to more than 600 ‘misplaced’ case files.

Through the court registry, The Sunday Times of Malta accessed the official letters Enemalta is sending to those accused of theft in relation to these cases dating as far back as 2005. The letters demand payment within three days to avoid criminal proceedings. So far, around 400 official letters have been sent out.

In March, the government had said that the files were found in four boxes after a tip-off from “a whistleblower”.

All 665 cases had been the subject of police investigations confirming the theft, and a criminal complaint had been lodged. But they were put away before any revenue had been recovered, Enemalta said.

It was estimated that the theft from these 665 cases amounted to more than €2 million.

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