The greylisted EU offshore hub Malta is different in many respects. An old Maltese saying that loosely translated says that some people die of thirst while others are drowning in their excesses is still true. Usually, in Malta, it is those with the betters connections that get the better deal. Take the former MFSA executive George Spiteri for example. Today, an employee of the Malta Business Registry, who for long years boasted of his close connections with disgraced, "2019 Corrupt Person of the Year," former Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat.