Timeshare resort owners “ripped off” a convict in Malta and were ordered to refund €126,000 to its former employee who entrusted them with his money while in jail.

A couple who owned a timeshare company in Malta did the “dirty” deed of promising to hold money for him whilst he served time in a Maltese jail. That promise was not honoured therefore the resort owners have been ordered by the court to refund €126,000 to their former employee who had asked them to handle his financial affairs when serving his time in the correctional facility in Attard.

Irish born timeshare salesman Hugh Glass sued Anthony and Carmen Spiteri who he worked for as a sales manager between 1999 and 2006.

Glass pleaded and claimed that after serving his prison sentence he only received €1,165 of his money, which he used to take up a new job in the far east. The Judge listened to the ex-convict and heard that in 2006 Mr Glass had been going through momentous personal issues and was eventually incarcerated by the criminal courts. He entrusted his timeshare resort employers to take care of his financial matters and did hand over to them a whopping €135,000 in cash. When he had served his sentence he expected to receive the proceeds including the funds from the sale of his car.

This is a case of a timeshare salesman believing his timeshare employers and as a consequence was equally “ripped off”.

Mr Glass also claimed that he was still owed €16,800 in commissions for the services rendered to the company between 2002 and 2005.

During proceedings, it transpired that the couple had bought a Mercedes worth €18,600 using Mr Glass’ funds. The couple claimed that some of the money had been invested with no success and they had paid Mr Glass €31,000 as a final settlement.

Mr Justice Mark Chetcuti was having none of it, and determined, no evidence was presented to confirm that this payment had been affected. and ruled that the couple’s justification that they had been donated the money on condition that they would finance all Mr Glass’ needs while in jail was not in part of whole credible.

On the other matter of payment for sales services rendered, the court did not accede to Mr Glasses request regarding the commission which he claimed was due for his services as timeshare peddler, saying that not enough evidence had been presented.

The court, after deducting some expenses made by the couple on behalf of Mr Glass, ordered the couple to pay him €125,885 including the funds he had handed them, proceeds from the sale of his car, and the €350 the deposit on the new curtains.

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Posted on: 16th July 2016