Gina Lia, 32, of Mosta and her brother Brooks, 35, a prison inmate, this morning admitted in court to defrauding a number of companies and people, forging signatures and stealing cheques.

Gina on her own had been accused of defrauding a total of €1,114 and Brooks €19,428.

Gina returned some of what she stole and was given a two year jail term suspended for four years while Brooks was jailed for 33 months.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:
Please select at least one mailing list.

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.