A 47-year-old man and his son have been acquitted of defrauding a Żebbuġ petrol station and robbing it of diesel by using fake banknotes after it was not proven that the pair knew that the money was forged. The case dates to June 30, 2005, when Joseph Mary Cardona and his 27-year-old son Christian (then 16) were charged with forging money bills, receiving and handling forged banknotes, defrauding the petrol station of Lm25 (€58.23), robbing it of fuel and handling stolen goods. Prosecuting officer Maria Stella Attard told the court that the police had received a report filed by the directors of Falcon Limited, which owns the petrol station, stating that they had come across false banknotes deposited into the fuel dispenser. The directors also showed the police CCTV footage capturing the transaction, which led to the identification of Mr Cardona and his son. The two were arrested and the elder Mr Cardona was found with Lm10 and Lm5 notes in his trousers pocket but they did not turn out to be fake. His Siġġiewi residence was also searched and no forged bills were found. In a statement taken at the police station, the accused did not deny having money which he used to pay for diesel.
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