Armin Ernst, the former CEO of Vitals Global Healthcare (VGH) and later Steward Malta, has become a central figure in one of Malta's most high-profile legal controversies involving the management of state hospitals. Recently, Ernst was hit with a €20 million freezing order on his assets, including properties in Tigné, Sliema, following a series of criminal charges tied to alleged fraudulent activities in the hospital concession deal....
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