Italian news portal La Sicilia has reported that Yorgen Fenech is wanted in Sicily in connection with a match fixing and illegal betting investigation which dates back to 2014.

Reporting on his arrest in connection with the journalist’s murder, La Sicilia writes that his name is far from new in Sicily, noting that the mobile squad of Catania’s anti-crime section has been looking for Fenech since opening the “treni del gol” operation as part of the Dirty Football scandal which plagued Italy in 2015.

Prosecutors in Catania believe that Fenech was involved in the fixing of four Serie A games played on the weekend of 17 and 18 May 2014, these games being Catania vs Atalanta; Parma vs Livorno; Naples vs Verona, and Udinese vs Sampdoria. Prosecutors believe he was involved in fixing three further Serie B matches – Avellino vs Reggina, Crotone vs Trapani, and Brescia vs Juve Stabia – which were played the weekend after, before then cashing in the illicit profits.

The Sicilian newspaper reports that Yorgen Fenech’s arrest will allow Sicilian prosecutors to re-open investigations against Giuseppe Enzo Mangion who has been convicted in another case. Enzo Mangion is the son of Francesco, the consigliere of the Santapaola mafia clan.

La Sicilia notes that since Fenech’s whereabouts can now be ascertained, he can now expect to receive a notification from the Italian police that they would like to prosecute him in connection with the aforementioned allegations.