A total amount of 40 individuals have been charged in the past five years in connection with money laundering. This was stated by Minster for Internal Affairs and National Security Dr Manuel Mallia in replying a Parliamentary question by Nationalist MP Claudio Grech. In 2008 there were only two cases of money laundering whilst in 2009 there were 8 cases. The year 201o and 2011 saw 6 cases each with 2012 registering 10 money laundering cases. There were in total five cases which had two individuals involved and charged with the same case. From the information that was made available there is a pending case involving the alleged money laundering of