This sounds to me like a plausible motive: https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170906/local/ndrangheta-ran-a-2-billion-money-laundering-operation-thro

This sounds to me like a plausible motive: https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170906/local/ndrangheta-ran-a-2-billion-money-laundering-operation-through-malta.657333 https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20170906/local/nd... https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/07/the-gaming-activities-are-legal-but-they-are-used-for-laundering/ https://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2015/07/the-gaming-activiti... Background: One of Malta's biggest industries is online "gaming". It's basically virtual poker and other virtual gambling games. It's a huge money maker and has attracted lots of foreign EU nationals to work in the small nation's IT sector.