The Maltese Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU) was handed information about 17 Black, including the name of its ultimate beneficial owner, in February of this year, Portuguese socialist MEP Ana Gomes has claimed.

17 Black was named as one of the target companies for Keith Schembri and Konrad Mizzi’s offshore companies.

A leaked FIAU report showed how $1.6 million was transferred to 17 Black in 2015.

This was around the time Schembri and Mizzi were trying to open bank accounts for the Panama companies.

According to the FIAU report, $1.4 million was transferred to 17 Black through ABLV – a Latvian bank.

Why Maltese Police or AG did not yet press #AML charges against Konrad Mizzi & Keith Schembri, exposed by #panamapapers & #DaphneCaruanaGalizia? & despite all data available, inc. those sent by #Latvia FIU to #Malta on #17Black? Why @JosephMuscat_JM still protects them in Gov? https://t.co/OEdYEIHVUt

— Ana Gomes, MEP (@AnaGomesMEP) August 31, 2018

In May 2018 it was reported that Maltese investigators had requested the help of the Latvian anti-money laundering office to trace the payments made via ABLV.

Gomes said the head of the Latvian FIU has now told her that the reply on 17 Black was sent to the Maltese authorities three days after the request was made. This included “all details on UBOs, accounts and transfers via ABLV,” Gomes said in a tweet.

The MEP said this “must be the source of info” in the FIAU report Maltese MEP David Casa had published, yet no money laundering charges have been brought forward by the Malta police.