Koldo García Izaguirre
- Jul 4
Spanish judge indicts ex-minister Ábalos's former partner and two others in Koldo corruption case
Jéssica Rodríguez, the former girlfriend of convicted ex-minister José Luis Ábalos, faces charges of influence peddling and embezzlement over no-show jobs at two state-owned companies.
- Jun 29
Pano tells judge Koldo's lawyer offered €250,000 from 'party people' to deny Ferraz cash delivery
Carmen Pano testified that Leticia de la Hoz, lawyer of convicted ex-ministerial aide Koldo García, offered her €250,000 to retract statements about delivering 90,000 euros in cash to the Socialist Party's headquarters. Her driver Álvaro Gallego confirmed the episode.
- Jun 22
Spain's Supreme Court sentences former minister Ábalos to 24 years in mask contract corruption case
The Supreme Court convicted former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos and his ex-advisor Koldo García for running a criminal network that profited from pandemic mask contracts. The ruling has drawn sharp reactions from across the political spectrum.
- Jun 15
PSOE bankrolled covert operation to derail investigations into Sánchez's inner circle, Guardia Civil finds
Guardia Civil reports reveal that the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) used party resources to finance a covert campaign aimed at discrediting judges, prosecutors and police investigating Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his wife, with former organizational secretary Santos Cerdán alleged to have personally approved the expenditures.
- Jun 13
Feijóo accuses Sánchez government of 'hunts' against judges and police, promises total institutional clean-up
Spain's main opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo has accused the government of Pedro Sánchez of organizing 'hunts' against police, judges and prosecutors amid a wave of corruption scandals, and promised a 'total clean-up' of institutions if he wins power.
- Jun 3
PP calls for resignations over 'state crime' as PSOE fixer recordings reveal offers of favours to judges and police
Recordings seized from a former PSOE militant show her offering protection and prosecution deals to a former security chief and an ex-Guardia Civil captain, triggering calls from the opposition for the interior minister and the Guardia Civil director to resign.
- May 27
Spanish Police Seek Documents at Ruling Socialist Party HQ in Criminal Probe, PM Sanchez Vows Cooperation
Agents from Spain's Guardia Civil arrived at the PSOE headquarters in Madrid on Wednesday as part of a High Court investigation into alleged criminal activities, including bribery and influence peddling, aimed at destabilizing judicial proceedings.
- May 27
Judge Pedraz alleges PSOE paid over €170,000 to a network led by Leire Díez to sabotage judicial investigations
Spain's National Court judge Santiago Pedraz has issued a ruling alleging that the ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) financed a covert network, led by former party militant Leire Díez, to systematically destabilize judicial investigations affecting the party and the government.
