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maltatoday, SUNDAY, 27 MARCH 2016 6 News MATTHEW VELLA A construction giant embroiled in one of Brazil's most serious of political scandals, still uses Malta as a back-office base to manage its tax exposure and save mil- lions. Odebrecht first hit the Maltese headlines as the much-vaunted multinational which prime min- ister Lawrence Gonzi claimed had upped sticks after the 2011 Libyan war to move its operation to Malta. It turned out that the company had only evacuated its workers to the island, and that its four-man operation was in the process of winding down. Labour taunted Gonzi with a billboard depicting him wearing a Brazilian nation- al football team shirt, with the number zero emblazoned on his back. Since then, Odebrecht's for- tunes have turned sour: it is at the centre of Brazil's Petrobras corruption investigation, and many of its key executives – who are listed as directors of Odebre- cht's Maltese holding company – are trying to negotiate a leni- ency deal that could prove politi- cally explosive to Brazil's political leaders. In Malta, the subsidiaries of Odebrecht SA post multi-million profits to benefit from tax re- funds that can slash up to 85% of the tax due to the Commissioner for Inland Revenue. Odebrecht SA is the 99% own- er of O d e - brecht Con- struction Malta (OCM), which ran operations in Libya. In 2008 and 2009, OCM – which does not generate any ac- tivity in Malta and is registered as an advi- sory company – reg- istered sales of over €250 million and declared gross profits of €13 million and €22 million respec- tively. Since hostilities broke out in Libya, the company no longer operates there. It paid tax at the highest 35% rate, of €4.6 million and €7.8 mil- lion respectively for those two years, before benefiting from anything between 66% to 85% in tax refunds since none of its ac- tivities were carried out in Malta. Over 2008 and 2009, OCM paid an effective tax of anything be- tween €1.8 million to €4.2 mil- lion. Another related Odebrecht company based in Malta is Ode- brecht Solutions Malta (OSM), whose owner is Tenenge Over- seas, which is based in the Cay- man Islands. Malta has served as a tax base for countless multinationals which channel their profits into Maltese subsidiaries: examples include Azerbaijani state oil company SOCAR's Swiss trading hub, and Nando's chicken restau- rant, which happens to have Por- tuguese theme. The 'lusophone' connection goes further, with Af- rica's richest woman, Isabel dos Santos, the daughter of Angolan dictator José dos Santos, also set- ting up shop in Malta. Indeed, Odebrecht enjoys an 11% stake in Angolan state dia- mond company Endiama, whose marketing arm Sodiam is a part- shareholder of a Maltese compa- ny, Victoria Holdings. The other owner is Melbourne Investments, a Dutch company owned by Dos Santos's husband Sidika Dokolu. Both Odebrecht and Isabel dos Santos's interests in Malta were at one time initially managed by the same advisory firm. Petrobras scandal Marcelo Odebrecht – sentenced to 19 years' jail in the Petrobras case – and his executives are considering giving information on alleged corrupt business deal- ings in exchange for more lenient sentences, in a move that could force Lula da Silva's prosecution. Odebrecht executives are ac- cused of paying bribes to Petro- bras executives and politicians from President Rousseff's Work- ers' Party (Partido dos Trabal- hadores, or PT) and doing fa- vours for former President Lula da Silva. The favours allegedly include renovating da Silva's rural geta- way and making donations to his think-tank and paying him for speeches, in return for govern- ment contracts and finance. Prosecutors say at least €1.6 bil- lion was diverted from state oil company Petrobras in inflated contracts that flowed in the form of illegal campaign contributions and bribes to the PT. COURT NOTICE The Registrar, Civil Courts and Tribunals notifies that the First Hall of the Civil Court ordered the sale by Judicial Auction of the following property to be held in the corridors of the Courts of Justice, Republic Street, Valletta. Date and Time Judicial Sale No Property 5th April 2016 38/11 – 10.30am Bawag Malta Bank Limited now known as Merchants Bank Malta C31608 vs Gemxija Crown Ltd et C36283 EGL Property in Xemxija: the divided portion of land having an area of approximately seven hundred and ninety nine square metres (799m 2 ) bounded on the North by a new projected unnamed street, on the South by property of Marsovin Limited and on the West by property of Antonio Grima and on the East by property of Giovanni Borg or more precise boundaries as subject to twelve cents five mills (12c5m) annual and perpetual ground rent otherwise free and unencumbered with vacant possession including the right of access to the same land from adjacent property belonging to the Surety, JPM Brothers Limited (C31612). another divided portion of land having an area of three hundred and forty three square metres (343m 2 ) forming part of the same territory bounded on the North West by projected unnamed street, on the North East by property of Rene Buttigieg and Doctor Lucia or successors in title, on the South East by a projected unnamed street which abuts onto Xemxija Hill and on the South West by the property of Gio Maria Grima free and unencumbered. another portion of land forming part of the territory known ta' Xemxija having a superficial area of approximately five hundred and seventy five square metres (575m 2 ) having access from Triq it-Telgħa tax-Xemxija, bounded on the South East by the said street, on the North by property of the surety and on the West by property of family Psaila or successors in title, free and unencumbered; the said site having been formerly occupied by the premises known as "Lourdes" without number. another portion of land forming part of the same territory tax-Xemxija having a total superficial area of one thousand two hundred and thirty one square metres (1231m 2 ) bounded on the East by Triq it- Telgħa tax-Xemxija, from where it is accessible, in part and in part by property of Ursola Borg or her successors in title, on the North by property of the heirs of Giuseppe Busuttil, and on the South by property of Anthony Cassar or successors in title, free and unencumbered. another divided portion of land having an area of fifty two point seven square metres (52.7m 2 ) forming part of the territory tax-Xemxija bounded on the East by Triq it-Telgħa tax-Xemxija, from where it is accessible, and in part by property of Ursola Borg or successors in title, on the North by property of Giuseppe Busuttil on the South by property of Anthony Cassar or successors in title, free and unencumbered. another portion of land forming part of the same territory known as tax-Xagħra having an area of two hundred and fifteen square metres (215m 2 ) free and unencumbered bounded on the West by an alley, which is unnamed, and on all other sides by property of the surety, enjoying the right of access. The abovementioned properties are to be sold as one entity with a total area of 3215.70 m 2 valued at five million and six hundred thousand Euro( €5,600,000) 14 th April 2016 31/13 – 10.30am Dr. Joan Bland sive Yana Mintoff Bland et 706451M vs Alfred Ellul et 1086447M JGL Garage not officially numbered, marked number two (2) in Triq San Franġisk, Fgura, which garage is the second on the right when looking at the facade, underlaying the property of family Chetcuti and their successors bordering from the West with the abovementioned street, from the south with another property of Ellul Alfred or their successors, from the North bordering all the block with property of Arthur Micallef or his successors,subject to inherent, with all its rights and enjoyments, valued at thirty thousand Euros (€30,000) Garage not officially numbered, marked number four (4) in Triq San Franġisk, Fgura, underlaying the property of Rose Marie Attard and her successors bordering from the East with the abovementioned street, from the North with the property of Arthur Micallef jew suċċessuri tiegħu u minn nofsinhar ma garaxx ta' Rose Marie Attard or his successors, forming part of a block consisting of two appartments and two garages named 'The Cliff' in Triq San Franġisk, Fgura which block was originally a house with no number named 'Josie', bordering from the East with the abovementioned street, from the North with property of Arthur Micallef or his successors and from the South with property of Dr. Ġuzeppi Attard Montalto or his successors, with all its rights and enjoyments, valued, eighteen thousand Euros (€18,000) Garage with Yard in shell form state unnamed and without number in Triq Ġużeppi Schembri formerly a new road without name which leads to Upper Church Avenue, Tarxien, underlaying property of others which borders u together from North East with th abovementioned street, from South West with property of spouses Bondin and their successors and from the South with property Alfonso Caruana and his successors, subject to servitudes to the overlaying property to open windows on the yard mentioned and to install the necessarry pipes and drains for drainage, free and ununcumbered, valued for Twenty Five Thousand Euros (€25,000) Garage with Yard in shell form state unnamed and without number in Triq Ġużeppi Schembri formerly a new road without name which leads to Upper Church Avenue, Tarxien, underlaying property of others which borders u together from North East with th abovementioned street, from South West with property of spouses Bondin and their successors and from the South with property Alfonso Caruana and his successors, subject to servitudes to the overlaying property to open windows on the yard mentioned and to install the necessarry pipes and drains for drainage, free and ununcumbered, valued for thirty thousand Euros (€32,000) 14 th April 2016 60/15 – 11.30am Marlene Miceli et 956249M vs Anthony Haber et 510647M JGL Undivided half (½) of the tenement number two (2) formely sixty four (64), in Triq il-Konservatorju, Floriana, free and unencumbered, valued at forty thousand euro (€40,000). Undivided half (½) of the garage numbered eight (8), now number thirteen (13), in Triq il- Konservatorju, Floriana, free and unencumbered, valued at twelve thousand and five hundred euro (€12,500). Undivided half (½) of the apartment numbered two block number sixteen (16/2), in Misraħ San Kalċedonju, Floriana on third floor in a block of two apartment, free and unencumbered valued six thousand euro (€6,000). Undivided half (½) of the ground floor tenement numbered one hundred and fifty six (156), in Triq Parades, San Pawl il-Baħar free and unencumbered valued at forty five thousand euro (€45,000). The said tenement is the property of Haber Anthony (I.D.510647M), Haber Martin (I.D.875053M), Haber Josephine Sive Joyce (I.D.485644M), Haber Angelo (I.D.576351M ), Haber John (I.D.382561M), Haber Simon (I.D.476563m),Miceli'Marlene(I.D.956249M), Haber Francesco (I.D.490448M), Haber Robert (I.D.799254M) And Haber Christopher (I.D.295760M). 19 th April 2016 100/12 – 10.30am John Bugeja 29538M vs Alexander Aloisio 766551M PP Appartment internally marked with Letter B named 'Scorpius' in Block two (2), Triq Kemmuna, Għajnsielem, Gozo. The appartment is free and unencumbered valued at seventy thousand Euros (€ 70,000). 19 th April 2016 64/15 – 12.00pm Maria Dolores Cordina 388949M vs George Mangion et 630946M EGL Garage at road level numbered two hundred and thirteen (213) named "Kala Garage" in Triq il- Kbira, Qormi.The garage has another door in Triq Spiteri Fremond numbered fifty eight (58). The garage is partly underlaying the maisonette numbered two hundred and twelve (212) and another maisonette property of third parties numbered fifty nine (59) in Triq Spiteri Fremond. The garage has a superficial area of circa two hundred and twenty seven metres squared( 227m 2 ) with a facade of seven point one metres (7.1m) and a length of twenty seven point eight metres (27.8m). The internal height of the part in Triq il- Kbira is of four metres (4m) and the internal height in Triq Spiteri Fremond is of four point five metres (4.5m).The property is valued free and unencumbered for the amount of Two hundred and twenty thousand Euros(€220,000) 21st April 2016 22/14 – 10.30am Joseph Said Ltd. C5857 vs Albert Agius 53968M PP Maisonette named 'Lord Reigns' without airspace in Triq San Ġużepp, Mosta annual and perpetual ground rent of Seventy Euros valued at one hundred and three thusand and five hundred Euros (€103,500) Garage internally marked with number three (3) forming part and underlying the same block in Triq San Guzepp, Mosta, free and unencumbered with all its rights and enjoyments valued at thirteen thousand Euro ( €13,000) Further details can be obtained from the website: http://www.justiceservices.gov.mt/courtservices/JudicialSales/search.aspx The bidders taking part in the auction must present their identity card. Rudolph Marmara' For the Registrar of Civil Courts and Tribunals COURT NOTICE The Registrar, Civil Courts and Tribunals notifies that the First Hall of the Civil Court ordered the sale by Judicial Auction of the following property to be held in the corridors of the Courts of Justice, Republic Street, Valletta. Date and Time Judicial Sale No Property 5th April 2016 38/11 – 10.30am Bawag Malta Bank Limited now known as Merchants Bank Malta C31608 vs Gemxija Crown Ltd et C36283 EGL Property in Xemxija: the divided portion of land having an area of approximately seven hundred and ninety nine square metres (799m 2 ) bounded on the North by a new projected unnamed street, on the South by property of Marsovin Limited and on the West by property of Antonio Grima and on the East by property of Giovanni Borg or more precise boundaries as subject to twelve cents five mills (12c5m) annual and perpetual ground rent otherwise free and unencumbered with vacant possession including the right of access to the same land from adjacent property belonging to the Surety, JPM Brothers Limited (C31612). another divided portion of land having an area of three hundred and forty three square metres (343m 2 ) forming part of the same territory bounded on the North West by projected unnamed street, on the North East by property of Rene Buttigieg and Doctor Lucia or successors in title, on the South East by a projected unnamed street which abuts onto Xemxija Hill and on the South West by the property of Gio Maria Grima free and unencumbered. another portion of land forming part of the territory known ta' Xemxija having a superficial area of approximately five hundred and seventy five square metres (575m 2 ) having access from Triq it-Telgħa tax-Xemxija, bounded on the South East by the said street, on the North by property of the surety and on the West by property of family Psaila or successors in title, free and unencumbered; the said site having been formerly occupied by the premises known as "Lourdes" without number. another portion of land forming part of the same territory tax-Xemxija having a total superficial area of one thousand two hundred and thirty one square metres (1231m 2 ) bounded on the East by Triq it- Telgħa tax-Xemxija, from where it is accessible, in part and in part by property of Ursola Borg or her successors in title, on the North by property of the heirs of Giuseppe Busuttil, and on the South by property of Anthony Cassar or successors in title, free and unencumbered. another divided portion of land having an area of fifty two point seven square metres (52.7m 2 ) forming part of the territory tax-Xemxija bounded on the East by Triq it-Telgħa tax-Xemxija, from where it is accessible, and in part by property of Ursola Borg or successors in title, on the North by property of Giuseppe Busuttil on the South by property of Anthony Cassar or successors in title, free and unencumbered. another portion of land forming part of the same territory known as tax-Xagħra having an area of two hundred and fifteen square metres (215m 2 ) free and unencumbered bounded on the West by an alley, which is unnamed, and on all other sides by property of the surety, enjoying the right of access. The abovementioned properties are to be sold as one entity with a total area of 3215.70 m 2 valued at five million and six hundred thousand Euro( €5,600,000) 14 th April 2016 31/13 – 10.30am Dr. Joan Bland sive Yana Mintoff Bland et 706451M vs Alfred Ellul et 1086447M JGL Garage not officially numbered, marked number two (2) in Triq San Franġisk, Fgura, which garage is the second on the right when looking at the facade, underlaying the property of family Chetcuti and their successors bordering from the West with the abovementioned street, from the south with another property of Ellul Alfred or their successors, from the North bordering all the block with property of Arthur Micallef or his successors,subject to inherent, with all its rights and enjoyments, valued at thirty thousand Euros (€30,000) Garage not officially numbered, marked number four (4) in Triq San Franġisk, Fgura, underlaying the property of Rose Marie Attard and her successors bordering from the East with the abovementioned street, from the North with the property of Arthur Micallef jew suċċessuri tiegħu u minn nofsinhar ma garaxx ta' Rose Marie Attard or his successors, forming part of a block consisting of two appartments and two garages named 'The Cliff' in Triq San Franġisk, Fgura which block was originally a house with no number named 'Josie', bordering from the East with the abovementioned street, from the North with property of Arthur Micallef or his successors and from the South with property of Dr. Ġuzeppi Attard Montalto or his successors, with all its rights and enjoyments, valued, eighteen thousand Euros (€18,000) Garage with Yard in shell form state unnamed and without number in Triq Ġużeppi Schembri formerly a new road without name which leads to Upper Church Avenue, Tarxien, underlaying property of others which borders u together from North East with th abovementioned street, from South West with property of spouses Bondin and their successors and from the South with property Alfonso Caruana and his successors, subject to servitudes to the overlaying property to open windows on the yard mentioned and to install the necessarry pipes and drains for drainage, free and ununcumbered, valued for Twenty Five Thousand Euros (€25,000) Garage with Yard in shell form state unnamed and without number in Triq Ġużeppi Schembri formerly a new road without name which leads to Upper Church Avenue, Tarxien, underlaying property of others which borders u together from North East with th abovementioned street, from South West with property of spouses Bondin and their successors and from the South with property Alfonso Caruana and his successors, subject to servitudes to the overlaying property to open windows on the yard mentioned and to install the necessarry pipes and drains for drainage, free and ununcumbered, valued for thirty thousand Euros (€32,000) 14 th April 2016 60/15 – 11.30am Marlene Miceli et 956249M vs Anthony Haber et 510647M JGL Undivided half (½) of the tenement number two (2) formely sixty four (64), in Triq il-Konservatorju, Floriana, free and unencumbered, valued at forty thousand euro (€40,000). Undivided half (½) of the garage numbered eight (8), now number thirteen (13), in Triq il- Konservatorju, Floriana, free and unencumbered, valued at twelve thousand and five hundred euro (€12,500). Undivided half (½) of the apartment numbered two block number sixteen (16/2), in Misraħ San Kalċedonju, Floriana on third floor in a block of two apartment, free and unencumbered valued six thousand euro (€6,000). Undivided half (½) of the ground floor tenement numbered one hundred and fifty six (156), in Triq Parades, San Pawl il-Baħar free and unencumbered valued at forty five thousand euro (€45,000). The said tenement is the property of Haber Anthony (I.D.510647M), Haber Martin (I.D.875053M), Haber Josephine Sive Joyce (I.D.485644M), Haber Angelo (I.D.576351M), Haber John (I.D.382561M), Haber Simon (I.D.476563m),Miceli'Marlene(I.D.956249M), Haber Francesco (I.D.490448M), Haber Robert (I.D.799254M) And Haber Christopher (I.D.295760M). 19 th April 2016 100/12 – 10.30am John Bugeja 29538M vs Alexander Aloisio 766551M PP Appartment internally marked with Letter B named 'Scorpius' in Block two (2), Triq Kemmuna, Għajnsielem, Gozo. The appartment is free and unencumbered valued at seventy thousand Euros (€ 70,000). 19 th April 2016 64/15 – 12.00pm Maria Dolores Cordina 388949M vs George Mangion et 630946M EGL Garage at road level numbered two hundred and thirteen (213) named "Kala Garage" in Triq il- Kbira, Qormi.The garage has another door in Triq Spiteri Fremond numbered fifty eight (58). The garage is partly underlaying the maisonette numbered two hundred and twelve (212) and another maisonette property of third parties numbered fifty nine (59) in Triq Spiteri Fremond. The garage has a superficial area of circa two hundred and twenty seven metres squared( 227m 2 ) with a facade of seven point one metres (7.1m) and a length of twenty seven point eight metres (27.8m). The internal height of the part in Triq il- Kbira is of four metres (4m) and the internal height in Triq Spiteri Fremond is of four point five metres (4.5m).The property is valued free and unencumbered for the amount of Two hundred and twenty thousand Euros(€220,000) 21st April 2016 22/14 – 10.30am Joseph Said Ltd. C5857 vs Albert Agius 53968M PP Maisonette named 'Lord Reigns' without airspace in Triq San Ġużepp, Mosta annual and perpetual ground rent of Seventy Euros valued at one hundred and three thusand and five hundred Euros (€103,500) Garage internally marked with number three (3) forming part and underlying the same block in Triq San Guzepp, Mosta, free and unencumbered with all its rights and enjoyments valued at thirteen thousand Euro ( €13,000) Further details can be obtained from the website: http://www.justiceservices.gov.mt/courtservices/JudicialSales/search.aspx The bidders taking part in the auction must present their identity card. Rudolph Marmara' For the Registrar of Civil Courts and Tribunals Brazilians in Petrobras scandal used Malta for tax purposes YOUR FIRST CLICK OF THE DAY www.maltatoday.com.mt COURT NOTICE The Registrar of Civil Courts and Tribunals informs that the Civil Court, First Hall ordered the following sales by auction: Date and time Place Items 11 th April, 2016 11.00am - 7/14 Alberta Fire & Security Limited C6606 vs Paul Fenech pro et noe 459165M EGL 149, Triq Id-Dejqa, Valletta 3 seater sofa and 2 armchairs pink in colour, Television of the make Samsung, Stereo, two speakers of the make AIWA and other various items. Further details can be obtained from the website: http://www.justiceservices.gov.mt/courtservices/JudicialSales/search.aspx The bidders taking part in the auction must present their identity card Rudolph Marmara' For the Registrar Civil Courts and Tribunals Costruction giant Odebrecht, now caught up in Brazilian party financing and graft scandal, has three subsidiaries registered in Malta construction giant embroiled in one of Brazil's most serious of political scandals, still uses Malta as a back-office base to manage er of O d e - brecht Con- struction Malta (OCM), which ran operations TOP: Marcelo Oderbrecht has been convicted on graft charges; and the poster Labour used to lampoon Gonzi's claims of Oderbrecht's relocation to Malta in 2011

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