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MATTHEW VELLA A United States government spokes- person has insisted there is "no deal" available to the suspected fuel smug- glers who are seeking reprieve from heavy sanctions against them by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), a US government agency. Darren Debono, the former Mal- ta international footballer facing charges in Italy together with other members of an alleged fuel smug- gling link, this week claimed in court that a US embassy official had demanded information from him on smuggling networks to have OFAC sanctions on him lifted. Debono and co-conspirator Gor- don Debono were in court to de- mand an injunction against Maltese government efforts to designate United Nations sanctions against them. But a US government spokesper- son has told MaltaToday that there was "no quid for quo" for sanctioned persons petitioning OFAC to remove sanctions. Debono has had bank and invest- ment accounts frozen by Maltese banks, his fishing-boats impounded by the Maltese government, and his companies and a restaurant in Val- letta blacklisted under the OFAC sanctions for his involvement in the fuel-smuggling ring. The sanctions are issued by the US Department of Treasury, but Malta's sanctions unit recommends banks give attention to these sanctions, even though they are not designated by the UN. maltatoday 2 today today SUNDAY • 11 AUGUST 2019 • ISSUE 1032 • PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SUNDAY €1.95 today today PAGE 4 Americans: no deal on removal of fuel smuggling sanctions OUT OF LOVE Has Malta really had enough of tourists? PGS 14-15 and leader pg 19 INSIDE MT2 maltatoday This Week Yandrick Agius and Martina Cuschieri Q and A Claire Azzopardi Film The Dead Don't Die 2 The all new pull-out section INSIDE • LISTINGS • TV • LAW • CLASSIFIEDS YOUR FIRST READ AND CLICK OF THE DAY WWW.MALTATODAY.COM.MT mt survey The Maltese and their pets The Maltese and their pets The Maltese and their pets The Maltese and their pets malta SUNDAY • 11 AUGUST 2019 • ISSUE 1032 1.95 The Maltese and their pets MICHELLE ATTARD TONNA INTERVIEW 16-17 The Maltese and their pets PAGES 12-13 US government and Malta issue joint statement in apparent denial of 'spying' claim advanced in court by Darren Debono Darren Debono and Gordon Debono are fending off attempts by the Maltese government to designate United Nations sanctions against them for their involvement in fuel smuggling from Libya to Italy

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