- Jul 7
Zapatero asks judge and tax agency to suspend inspection in Plus Ultra case, cancels Lanzarote vacation
The former Spanish prime minister filed two writs on Tuesday to suspend a tax inspection he calls 'unilateral and capricious', while also scrapping his traditional summer trip to Lanzarote for the first time in over a decade.
- Jul 3
Spain's tax agency opens inspections on former PM Zapatero and family to interrupt prescription clock
Spain's Tax Agency has opened inspections on former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, his wife, daughters and a business associate for possible tax irregularities between 2021 and 2025, and requested suspension to avoid duplication with the ongoing criminal probe.
- Jul 2
Spain's tax agency joins prosecution of former PM Zapatero over €1.3m jewellery stash found in his office safe
The State Attorney's Office, acting for the Tax Agency, has joined the criminal case against José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, deepening the former prime minister's legal troubles over 80 pieces of high-end jewellery seized from his Madrid office.
- Jun 26
Spanish judge offers tax agency to join case against former PM Zapatero over €1.3m jewels
Judge José Luis Calama has offered Spain's Tax Agency the chance to appear as an injured party in the investigation of former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero over €1.3 million in jewels found in his office safe.
- Jun 12
Zapatero under investigation for tax fraud and smuggling after €1.3m jewellery find
A Spanish judge has opened a separate investigation into former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for alleged tax fraud and smuggling, after a safe in his office yielded jewellery valued at €1.32 million.
- May 26
Zapatero Case: Jewels, Secret Agendas, and 16 Million Euros Diverted from Plus Ultra Rescue to a Gold Trafficking Network
The judicial investigation tightens around former Spanish PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, with police seizing jewels and agendas from his office and tracing millions from the Plus Ultra airline bailout to opaque accounts linked to gold trafficking.
