Tristan B jailed for nine years

Entertainer Emanuel Balzan, known as Tristan B, has been jailed for nine years after being convicted of fraud of €750,000. He was found guilty of having defrauded a Gozitan farmer in a case which happened in 2009. The farmer, Joseph Sultana, had said he had lent money to Balzan after having been falsely promised that the funds would be returned along with investments and access to agricultural aid.