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Judge in Spain examining spy network linked to infamous Gürtel corruption case that implicated top politicians

A HIGH court judge has started examining the findings of a report into a spying network that allegedly aimed to protect high-ranking politicians from a

9 Sep, 2020 @ 11:53

Lead·National News·Politics

President and officials at Port Authority in Spain’s Balearic Islands arrested in anti-corruption operation

President Joan Gual de Torrella woke up to being cuffed alongside three other high-ranking officials

24 Jul, 2020 @ 15:23

Crime & Law·Lead·Mallorca

Possible Lead Appeal Launched Over Costa Blanca S Largest Ever Corruption Case

Cash for trash: prosecutors to appeal after Costa Blanca businessman cleared in corruption case

ANTI-CORRUPTION prosecutors are launching an appeal against a verdict that cleared 34 people of taking bungs over the awarding of an Orihuela waste disposal contract.

19 Jul, 2020 @ 19:06

Costa Blanca·Lead

Mexican oil boss arrested on corruption charges while hiding out in luxury urbanisation on Spain’s Costa del Sol

THE former boss of Pemex, the Mexican state owned oil company has been extradited to Mexico to face corruption charges. Emilio Lozoya was arrested back

18 Jul, 2020 @ 12:06

Crime & Law·Lead·Malaga

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Former Manchester United star Ander Herrera among 36 players cleared of sport corruption by court in Spain

However, 15-month jail sentences were handed to former Zaragoza president Agapito Iglesias and former financial director Javier Porquera

9 Dec, 2019 @ 19:33

Crime & Law·Football·Lead

WATCH: Cocaine submarines, corruption and translation calamity – Olive Press TV news roundup November 24-30

This week, Costa Blanca reporter Joshua James Parfitt looks at the key stories covered by the Olive Press over the past week. Featuring: Spain’s first-ever

30 Nov, 2019 @ 08:45

Costa Blanca·Featured·Lead·Other News

Ex-Junta de Andalucia president among 19 people jailed for total of 86 years in Spain’s ERE corruption scandal

Ex-Junta president Jose Antonio Grinan has been sentenced to six years jail and banned from office for 15 years

19 Nov, 2019 @ 17:25

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

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GUILTY: Ex-president of Junta de Andalucia gets six years in prison for role in historic ERE corruption case in Spain

EX-Junta de Andalucia president Jose Antonio Grinan has been sentenced to six years in prison for his role in the ERE scandal. He has also

19 Nov, 2019 @ 13:45

Crime & Law·Lead·Politics

Bank in Spain placed under investigation amid allegations of spying and corruption

These charges date back to 2004 and relate to BBVA’s dealings with former police chief Jose Manuel Villarejo

30 Jul, 2019 @ 10:58

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead

OPINION: The Junta de Andalucia’s budgets which benefit residents are a welcome sight after decades of corruption

This could go some way to undermining the grip of the local drug cartels, who benefit from grinding youth poverty and a lack of opportunity

23 Jun, 2019 @ 11:44

Business & Finance·Opinion

Spain’s former IMF head to face fresh corruption charges as new crimes come to light

Deals were allegedly offered by senior Bankia figures to public relations firms in return for €2 million in suspected bribes

8 Jun, 2019 @ 14:57

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead

Spain’s Partido Popular wants to take power back from Andalucia and other autonomous regions to ‘prevent corruption’

Casado insisted the move would see Spain being administered ‘more effectively’

12 Apr, 2019 @ 11:33

Lead·Politics

ROCA’S OUT: Mastermind behind historic Malaya corruption case in Marbella FREED on early release

Roca and his string of accomplices were accused of accepting bribes in exchange for building licences from a string of real estate promoters

8 Feb, 2019 @ 11:29

Lead·Malaga·Politics

SHAMEFUL: Spain loses €90 BILLION per year due to corruption while UK among LEAST corrupt in EU, study reveals

SPAIN loses a staggering €90 billion a year because of political corruption, new figures have revealed. It is the fourth most corrupt country

10 Dec, 2018 @ 14:59

Lead·Politics

Almost 100 politicians and business leaders accused in Costa del Sol corruption case

Astapa was first uncovered on June 17 2008 as a result of a complaint filed by Socialist councilors David Valadez and Cristina Rodríguez

7 Jul, 2018 @ 11:39

Lead·Politics

Corruption and bad planning has seen almost €100 billion wasted on ‘unnecessary’ infrastructure projects in Spain

Unused airports, vanity museums, defunct desalination plants and deserted toll roads are just some of the wasteful projects undertaken

22 Jun, 2018 @ 13:23

Business & Finance·Lead

Masterminds of Spain’s biggest EVER corruption case sentenced to 113 years behind bars

Correa was convicted of heading a corrupt network that worked with party officials in the Partido Popular

24 May, 2018 @ 15:08

Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Chasing corruption: Tracking Spain’s nine biggest corruption cases in 2018

In 2017, Spain claimed 41st position in the global rankings of the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), sharing the slot with Brunei and Costa Rica with

17 Feb, 2018 @ 11:11

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Entertainment·La Cultura·Lead·Malaga·Mallorca·National News·Politics

Scientists create computer model to predict corruption in Spanish provinces

Interestingly, other risk factors for shady shenanigans include real estate tax, a housing price increase, bank openings and the creation of new companies, according to

2 Feb, 2018 @ 12:18

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·La Cultura·Lead·Politics

ERE WE GO: Spain’s biggest corruption trial EVER to begin in Andalucia tomorrow

THE biggest corruption case in Spanish history will finally begin this week. Seven years after judge Mercedes Alaya first began investigating the more than 200

12 Dec, 2017 @ 12:39

Business & Finance·Crime & Law·Lead·National News

Andalucia Junta under Susana Diaz has only recovered 0.5% of almost €1 billion stolen in ERE corruption scandal

SUSANA Diaz’s Junta has only recovered €16.5 million from the ERE and training courses scandals. Money recovered from the ERE scandal totals €4.6 million, just

24 Nov, 2017 @ 11:58

Cadiz·Cordoba·Crime & Law·Granada·Huelva·Lead·Malaga·Politics·Sevilla

Five MEPs request to create a commission to investigate judicial corruption in Spain

The request comes as a result of the perceived abuse of human rights and disregard for rules of due process in the so-called “Kokorev Case”.

21 Nov, 2017 @ 15:48

Crime & Law

Mariano Rajoy appears in court and denies knowing about alleged PP corruption

Rajoy denies links with alleged financer of suspected bribery scheme

26 Jul, 2017 @ 17:44

Lead·Politics

Head of Spanish FA Angel Maria Villar arrested in anti-corruption police swoop

Guardia Civil detain five in raid on Madrid headquarters

19 Jul, 2017 @ 16:45

Lead·Sport

Parents and brother of Mallorca politician Alvaro Gijon released in corruption probe

Family accused of helping to money launder hundreds of thousands of euros

30 Jun, 2017 @ 16:58

Lead·Mallorca

Former PP ministers deny receiving backhanders in Gurtel corruption case

Politicians claim they didn't receive money from party’s former treasurer Luis Barcenas

22 Jun, 2017 @ 16:04

Lead·Mallorca