Koldo García Izaguirre
- 14h ago
Spain's Supreme Court upholds Ábalos and Koldo García sentences in face mask case
Spain's Supreme Court rejected nullity motions from former transport minister José Luis Ábalos and his ex-adviser Koldo García on Wednesday, 14 October 2026. The ruling leaves their June convictions in place and opens the way to constitutional appeals.
- 5d ago
PSOE and Frente Amplio meet Sunday to test a joint left Senate list before the 16 October deadline
Socialists and Frente Amplio, the new brand of Sumar, are due to meet on Sunday to explore a Senate alliance against the PP's absolute majority. The talks come after Pedro Sánchez called a general election for 29 November.
- Sep 24
Guardia Civil seeks freeze on 78.3 million euros in Portugal linked to fuel tax fraud
Spain's Guardia Civil asked National Court Judge Santiago Pedraz to freeze Portuguese accounts holding over 78.3 million euros and issue European investigation orders to Ireland and Portugal in an ongoing 182.5-million-euro fuel VAT fraud probe.
- Sep 9
PSOE manager blames Santos Cerdán for retainers in National Court hearing
Ana María Fuentes told Judge Santiago Pedraz that former organization secretary Santos Cerdán ordered legal contracts and payments totaling over 150,000 euros under scrutiny in Madrid.
- Jul 29
Witness in Spanish judicial probe says Leire Díez invoked 'the One' and confirmed it meant PM Sánchez
Daniel Mateo, a Guardia Civil collaborator, testified in Madrid that the former PSOE fixer repeatedly claimed to act on behalf of 'the One' and, when pressed, replied 'the one is Pedro'.
- Jul 21
Ábalos ex-partner stays silent before judge on 43,950-euro no-show contracts at two public firms
Jésica Rodríguez, former partner of jailed ex-minister José Luis Ábalos, exercised her right to silence on Monday in Madrid as a suspect in the Koldo case, alongside Koldo García's brother and a former Adif executive, over ghost contracts worth 43,950 euros at Ineco and Tragsatec.
- Jul 17
UCO: Santos Cerdán's wife got €1,300/month from fake job; family gained €323,000 in irregular benefits
Guardia Civil's UCO found that Francisca Muñoz, wife of ex-PSOE official Santos Cerdán, was paid €1,300 a month by a company she never worked for, and that the family obtained €323,178 in irregular gains, peaking during José Luis Ábalos's time as transport minister.
- 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
Former PSOE negotiator Santos Cerdán's memoir threatens Sánchez: 'I know the backroom'
On the first anniversary of his imprisonment, ex-PSOE secretary Santos Cerdán publishes 'La Caída,' a self-published book that claims political persecution and issues a veiled threat to Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez based on his insider knowledge.
- 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 23
Former Spanish minister José Luis Ábalos sentenced to over 24 years for mask-procurement corruption
Spain's Supreme Court has sentenced former transport minister and PSOE heavyweight José Luis Ábalos to more than 24 years in prison for his role in a multimillion-euro mask-procurement scheme, while co-defendant Víctor de Aldama walked free after cooperating with prosecutors.
- 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 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.
- 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.