The man behind the Luanda Leaks that exposed how the Angolan president’s daughter embezzled millions of euros through her companies based in Malta, the Malta Files exposing the underbelly of Malta’s offshore corporate system and the Football Leaks began giving statements in his trial in Portugal this week.
Rui Pinto stands accused of a total of 90 crimes: six of illegitimate access, one of computer sabotage, 14 of tampering with correspondence, 68 of improper access and one charge of attempted extortion against a Malta-based football agent.
The Luanda Leaks exposed how Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of the former President of Angola, set up a complex web of shell companies to allegedly channel undue profits enabled by nepotism.
Of those shell companies, 14 were set up in Malta to take advantage of the Maltese corporate regime for such illicit dealings.
In court on Tuesday, Pinto finally began giving statements in a trial that has been ongoing since September 2020.
He has already admitted to releasing 70 million documents on transactions involving top European football clubs but argues he is a whistleblower and not a criminal
Pinto is accused of hacking into the computer systems of a number of professional football clubs and intermediaries, to reveal the inner dealings of clubs, players and agents.
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