A long-time member of Richard Cachia Caruana's personal security detail, Mark Camilleri, has admitted to fraud charges after claiming at least €5,000 in fake overtime payments and falsifying a signature.

The former police sergeant pleaded guilty before magistrate Joe Mifsud after he was arraigned by summons - not under arrest - yesterday.

The charges included fraud, abuse of his position, falsification of documents, making a false declaration as a public official, giving false information to a public authority.

Camilleri was handed a sentence of 2 years suspended for 4 years as part of a plea bargain agreement. The court, which did not interdict Camilleri, ordered him to refund €5,000.

Lawyers Vince Micallef and Roberto Montalto appeared for the accused.