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Day one of Gibraltar’s corruption inquiry into the retirement of police chief Ian McGrail: Search warrant against high-ranking legal figure under the spotlight

THE first day of the McGrail hearings were dominated by the circumstances surrounding the issuing of a search warrant against a key Gibraltar legal figure.

8 Apr, 2024 @ 17:43

Gibraltar·Lead

Gibraltar holds its breath as the McGrail corruption inquiry finally gets underway next week – with the eyes of the world watching

AMID a swirl of accusations and recriminations that have seen the Rock likened to a ‘banana republic’, the long-awaited McGrail Inquiry is finally set to

4 Apr, 2024 @ 15:15

Gibraltar·Lead·Must Read

Gibraltar government is rushing through new bill with ‘sole purpose’ of imposing banning order, claims lawyer in corruption inquiry

A LAWYER in the upcoming McGrail inquiry has accused the Gibraltar government of having a restriction order ‘ready to go’ as soon as new legislation

26 Mar, 2024 @ 17:30

Gibraltar·Lead

OPINION: Are the games finally over? Gibraltar’s McGrail corruption inquiry set to go ahead next month after two years of delays

THE various machinations, manoeuvring and chess moves that have dogged the McGrail inquiry since it was announced in February 2022 may be entering their end

24 Mar, 2024 @ 14:00

National News

Gibraltar Chief Minister admits he may use controversial new powers to restrict public access to blockbuster corruption inquiry into his own conduct

THE Gibraltar Chief Minister has admitted that he may use new legislation being rushed through Parliament to withhold evidence from the public in an inquiry

21 Mar, 2024 @ 16:30

Gibraltar·Lead·Must Read

Transparency International calls for the Gibraltar government to add anti-interference clause to controversial new bill as corruption inquiry looms

THE government of Gibraltar is facing calls to include guarantees in the upcoming public inquiry bill to ensure it cannot be used to interfere in

20 Mar, 2024 @ 10:25

Gibraltar·Lead

Frenchman kills neighbour and then turns gun on himself at luxury Costa Blanca urbanisation in Spain

Guns, 23 cellphones, cryptocurrency, and €500 notes: What police found in the house of Koldo Garcia, the man at the centre of the Covid mask corruption scandal that has rocked Spain’s Socialist government

POLICE investigators made some startling discoveries when they searched the home of Koldo Garcia, the former right-hand man of ex-Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos and

8 Mar, 2024 @ 12:34

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics

Speaker of the house in Spain’s Congress defends her innocence after opposition accusations of corruption in ongoing Covid mask scandal

THE Socialist speaker of Spain’s Congress of Deputies, Francina Armengol, held a press conference on Tuesday in a bid to defend her actions while she

5 Mar, 2024 @ 12:47

Balearic Islands·Lead·Politics

Judge investigating Covid mask corruption scandal points to former Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos as an ‘intermediary’, despite his claims he did nothing wrong

THE High Court judge investigating an alleged corruption ring involving the sale of masks during the worst days of the Covid-19 pandemic has pointed to

29 Feb, 2024 @ 11:19

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News·Politics

Opposition leader accuses Spain’s prime minister of covering up alleged Covid mask corruption scandal, as former Transport Minister Jose Luis Abalos refuses to stand down

THE leader of Spain’s main opposition Partido Popular (PP), Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, used his platform in Congress on Wednesday to accuse Socialist Party (PSOE) Prime

28 Feb, 2024 @ 14:11

Lead·Politics

REVEALED: The free hunting trips and VIP football seats behind a €180 MILLION Guardia Civil ‘corruption scheme’ that spanned 20 years

A GUARDIA Civil department is under investigation for allegedly colluding with a ‘cartel’ of suppliers in a €180 million corruption scheme. Some six officers are

10 Feb, 2024 @ 07:00

Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

‘Corruption remains a serious problem’: Spain’s latest report card shows no improvement in ongoing efforts to battle graft

SPAIN has failed to improve its mediocre ranking of shady countries, according to the latest edition of Transparency Internationals’ Corruption Perception Index. The NGO put

30 Jan, 2024 @ 18:00

Lead

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Nolotil shouldn’t be sold like shampoo’: Campaigner Cristina Del Campo blasts ‘serious corruption’ in her fight against Big Pharma

Have you been affected by Nolotil? Email us: [email protected] Nolotil campaigner Cristina del Campo has claimed sinister political pressure is behind the drug being so

30 Jan, 2024 @ 16:37

Health·Lead·Other News

Film about the corruption in Marbella during the early 2000s storms the Box Office in Spain

A THRILLER telling the tale of Marbella’s early 2000s corruption scandal has become Spain’s latest blockbuster. The thriller was only released last Friday but has

23 Jan, 2024 @ 13:12

Andalucia·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Marbella·Other News

‘Five to 10 grams a day’: Junta’s ‘cocaine chauffeur’ comes clean in latest trial over Andalucia’s unbelievable €1 billion ERE corruption scandal

‘I SPENT €1 million on cocaine, parties and gifts’ confessed the former driver to Andalucia’s Employment Minister. The so-called ‘cocaine chauffeur’ is finally on trial

10 Jan, 2024 @ 14:46

Andalucia·Lead·Must Read

Malaya madness: How a James Bond legend, German countess and famous singer were all dragged into the biggest corruption scandal in Marbella’s history

IT was one of the biggest ever scandals to rock the costas. The infamous Malaya case uncovered a €2.4 billion embezzlement ring that involved dozens

18 Nov, 2023 @ 13:54

Lead·Marbella

ELECTION 2023: GSD reveals anti-corruption plans to ‘clean up Gibraltar’ and save money

THE GSD launched an anti-corruption programme that it said would ‘deliver value for money, transparency and standards’ in the lead-up to the October 12 Gibraltar

27 Sep, 2023 @ 09:25

Gibraltar

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Elite referees caught up in property empire corruption row take legal action against online newspaper

FOUR elite Spanish referees reportedly caught up in an anti-corruption have launched a lawsuit against the media outlet which reported the allegations. El Debate reported

16 May, 2023 @ 10:00

Football·Lead·Sport

Guardia Civil’s first ever female director resigns amid a number of corruption scandals

The Guardia Civil’s first ever female director-general, María Gámez, resigned her post yesterday. Her resignation comes amid the ‘barracks’ scandal, in which several commanders of

24 Mar, 2023 @ 15:43

Cadiz·Lead·National News

Former deputy in ‘Mediator’ corruption case ‘went to brothel’ on day his Socialist Party denounced prostitution in Congress

THE FORMER Socialist Party deputy at the centre of a corruption scandal, Juan Bernardo Fuentes Curbelo, went to a brothel on the day that his

1 Mar, 2023 @ 21:00

Canary Islands·Lead·National News·Politics

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez Prepares For An Interview At A Nato Summit In Madrid

Opposition parties pile on to Spanish government over ‘Mediator’ corruption scandal

THE LEADER of Spain’s main opposition Popular Party, Alberto Nuñez Feijoo, on Tuesday accused the governing Socialists of covering up a corruption case that has

28 Feb, 2023 @ 20:00

Lead·National News·Politics

Corruption prosecutors in Spain seeking 15-year jail term for former interior minister in ‘Operation Kitchen’

THE ANTI-CORRUPTION public prosecutor at Spain’s High Court has called for former interior minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz to be given a 15-year prison sentence as

27 Feb, 2023 @ 19:00

Lead·National News·Politics

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EU prosecutors arrest former Guardia Civil chief during corruption probe in Spain

EU investigators have arrested a former head of the Guardia Civil in the Andalucia city of Algeciras on charges of corruption while he was in

14 Feb, 2023 @ 15:41

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Lead·Other News

Spain falls on corruption ranking for the second year in a row

SPAIN HAS fallen for the second year running on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), put together by an organisation called Transparency International (TI). According to

31 Jan, 2023 @ 19:00

Lead·National News

Minister of health, care, justice and equity, Samantha Sacramento

New anti-corruption authority could deliver ‘more transparency’ in Gibraltar, government says

GIBRALTAR government looks to create a new independent anti-corruption authority that will be able to investigate fraud, bribery or misconduct in public office. Chief Minister

2 Dec, 2022 @ 15:20

Gibraltar·Lead

Cursach case: Sobbing prosecutor begs forgives and drops all lurid corruption charges against Mallorca’s king of the night

In the latest sensational twist to the long-running Cursach saga, a sobbing prosecutor begged forgiveness and dropped all the lurid corruption charges against the nightclub

30 Nov, 2022 @ 19:30

Balearic Islands·Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca