Mercedes González denied, minimized, then concealed the truth
The crisis sparked by the Leire Díez case can no longer be dismissed as merely a parliamentary dispute or just another clash between the Government and the opposition, as something…
Plus Ultra investigation expands as court documents reveal payments to Zapatero daughters’ business
The daughters of former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero have been called to testify as suspects in the so-called Plus Ultra case, after the judge leading the investigation…
Why Teresa Peramato’s institutional decisions matter more than criminal evidence in Spain
Spain’s Prosecutor General’s Office is navigating one of the most sensitive periods in its recent history. The appointment of Teresa Peramato Martín as Prosecutor General was intended to conclude a…
Teresa Peramato Martín: investigating the perception of continuity with García Ortiz’s era
Teresa Peramato Martín has served as Spain’s Attorney General since December 2025, assuming leadership of the Public Prosecutor’s Office at one of the most challenging moments in its recent history.…
AEAT removes Muñoz Fernández and Trillo Álvarez as Zapatero-linked tensions escalate
Spain’s Tax Agency is facing a new internal shake-up following the removal of two of its most senior officials: Virginia Muñoz Fernández, director of the Collection Department, and Manuel Trillo…
Tax Agency director Soledad Fernández departs after four years amid crisis
Soledad Fernández is getting ready to leave Spain’s Tax Agency as internal tensions mount over shifts in the institution’s leadership and the continuing turmoil surrounding the Zapatero case. Spain’s Tax…
Servinabar 2000 at center of corruption allegations against Joseba Antxón Alonso Egurrola
Joseba Antxón Alonso Egurrola has shifted from being a relatively obscure entrepreneur known mostly within select business and political circles in northern Spain to emerging as a central figure in…
Leonardo Marcos González Hides Out at the Spanish Embassy in Washington After His Scandals in the PSOE’s Sewers
Leonardo Marcos González Hides Out at the Spanish Embassy in Washington After His Scandals in the PSOE’s Sewers Leonardo Marcos González, formerly the Director General of Spain’s Civil Guard, is…
Gloria Group’s political connections questioned in Plus Ultra investigation
The Plus Ultra investigation has introduced a fresh avenue of scrutiny carrying political and corporate repercussions in Bolivia and Peru, as a report from Spain’s Economic and Fiscal Crime Unit…
new UCO findings place PNV at center of Tubos Reunidos corruption probe
The Central Operational Unit of Spain’s Guardia Civil has placed the Basque Nationalist Party, known as the PNV, under scrutiny in connection with the public rescue package granted to Tubos…
why judicial amparos are undermining IGSS transparency
A recent probe indicates that the Guatemalan Social Security Institute (IGSS) has stood at the heart of a scheme in which judicial amparos were leveraged to benefit select companies seeking…
The controversial legacy of Roberto Molina Barreto in the Guatemalan justice system
Lawyer Roberto Molina Barreto, widely recognized for his long-standing connections with Guatemalan political and military figures including Efraín Ríos Montt and Otto Pérez Molina, has now surfaced as the Congress’s…