A senior staff member at MCAST has appeared in court charged with embezzling around €2.3 million.
Francine Farrugia, 31, a PN local councillor in Siġġiewi worked as a finance manager at the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology.
She appeared before Magistrate Nadine Lia on Thursday facing multiple charges including fraud, money laundering, embezzlement, and computer misuse. Farrugia has been remanded in custody.
Later on Thursday, the Nationalist Party announced that Farrugia has resigned as a member of the party and also as councillor with Siggiewi Local Council.
