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An investigation into the career of a Maltese academic named in connection with alleged meddling in the 2016 US election has uncovered a trail of disappearing acts but cites a source contradicting reports that he may be dead. Prof. Joseph Mifsud has a bizarrMaltese academic named in Trump scandal is 'alive' but has trail of disappearing acts
An investigation into the career of a Maltese academic named in connection with alleged meddling in the 2016 US election has uncovered a trail of disappearing acts but cites a source contradicting reports that he may be dead. Prof. Joseph Mifsud has a bizarre academic career punctuated by scandals and disappearing acts, according to an investigation carried out by Associated Press. The investigation also uncovered an international trail of mismanagement and financial problems stretching over a decade. A court document made public last year by US prosecutors alleged it was Prof. Mifsud who dropped the first hint of the hacking that rocked the 2016 US election when he met Donald Trump adviser George Papadopoulos on April 26, 2016, in London and told him the Kremlin had “thousands of emails” on his Democratic presidential rival, Hillary Clinton. When Prof. Mifsud’s name first surfaced in connection with US special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, the academic denied discussing emails with Papadopoulos or having any connection with Russia. He then fell off the map for nearly a year, leading some to speculate he might be dead. Prof. Read more