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Zapatero Corruption Probe Widens as Daughters and Secretary Are Named Suspects

Summary by Spain in English
A Spanish judge investigating former prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero over alleged influence peddling linked to the €53 million state bailout of airline Plus Ultra has widened the inquiry to include his two daughters and his personal secretary. The move marks a significant escalation in one of the most politically sensitive corruption investigations in recent Spanish history and comes at a time when Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s soci…

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In the investigation against the former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapater due to suspicions of influence peddling in connection with the state rescue of the Plus Ultra airline, his two daughters are now also under investigation, the Spanish court announced today.

·Belgrade, Serbia
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As legitimate as the defense strategy of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, it seems clear that his statement before the judge has not cleared, but quite the contrary, the criminal evidence that hangs over his person, which has resulted in the imputation of his two daughters and his secretary. The condition of accused of the three is the consequence of the rigorous application of the legal sense: if Zapatero denies without any evidence the facts and …

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A 'jewelry' painting appears at Zapatero's daughter's agency following the discovery of jewels in the corruption plot besieging the former president

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The President of the Government has acknowledged that "all the presidents have received gifts, and some do not know what they are"

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MADRID. – Spanish justice expanded on Thursday the investigation into alleged trafficking in influence against former government president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero by imputing his two daughters and his secretary, in the context of the so-called “Plus Ultra” case, which analyzes the airline’s public rescue during the pandemic. The judge of the National High Court José Luis Calama agreed to quote “as investigated” Alba and Laura Rodríguez Espi…

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Zapatero is accused of being "the head of a stable and organizationally structured mechanism of undue influence that aimed to extract bribes through multiple commercial companies that appear to have been instrumentalized for the channeling of payments."

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Eldiario.es broke the news in Spain on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
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