Zapatero Case

Zapatero dismisses talking about 'lawfare' in Plus Ultra and prepares for a long judicial procedure.

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero faces a judicial investigation that will hardly have an immediate resolution. The former president of the Government maintains his “absolute innocence” in the Plus Ultra case, denies having made arrangements with the Government or the State Society of Industrial Participations (SEPI) to obtain the rescue of...

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The judicial September that awaits the PSOE: Plus Ultra, Leire Díez, Begoña Gómez and the Cerdán case

September returns the PSOE to the judicial forefront with several open cases affecting leaders, former officials, and people from the environment of the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez. The calendar concentrates in just a few days the statements of two officials from Plus Ultra, the interrogations of the party...

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The UDEF tracks 653,874 dollars in Miami and more than 457,000 euros in cash in the Plus Ultra case.

The judicial investigation into the rescue of Plus Ultra has extended its inquiries to the cash seized during several searches, an investment account in Miami, and various luxury goods. Among the located assets are 653,874 dollars blocked in the United States, more than 457,000 euros in cash, and the jewelry...

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Judicial September: Plus Ultra, Begoña Gómez, Cerdán and Leire Díez return to the spotlight

KEYWORD OBJECTIVE: judicial calendar September | secondaries: Zapatero Plus Ultra, Begoña Gómez, Santos Cerdán, Leire Díez The National Court, the Supreme Court, the Provincial Court of Madrid, and the Constitutional Court concentrate in the coming weeks actions related to several of the procedures with the greatest political impact....

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The judge authorizes the UDEF to investigate more than 60 bank accounts of Zapatero, his family, and companies linked to the Plus Ultra case.

The judge of the National Court José Luis Calama has authorized the Economic and Fiscal Crime Unit (UDEF) of the National Police to access more than 60 bank accounts from different financial entities owned by the former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, several members of his family, and companies...

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The daughters of Zapatero boost the billing of their agency while it remains under investigation in the Plus Ultra case.

What The Fav, the marketing and public relations agency owned by Laura and Alba Rodríguez Espinosa, daughters of former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, closed 2025 with the best economic results in its history. According to what El País has published, the company increased its revenue by 21% compared to...

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The Zapatero case remains open: jewels, Plus Ultra, and Martínez

The explanations of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero have not closed the questions of the Plus Ultra case. The former president defended on RTVE his "absolute innocence", denied having influenced the rescue of the airline, and maintained that the jewels valued at 1.3 million euros were an old "personal courtesy gift". One...

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Who is José Luis Calama, the judge who reactivates the Plus Ultra case

José Luis Calama is the magistrate of the Audiencia Nacional in charge of investigating the Plus Ultra case. The judge has summoned as investigated the president of the airline, Julio Martínez Sola, and the CEO, Roberto Roselli, after both modified their version and submitted writings in which they implicate the former...

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Zapatero's jab at Felipe González over offshore companies: "He will know about that"

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has taken advantage of his interview this Thursday on Mañaneros 360, on RTVE, to launch a dig at Felipe González. When the presenter Javier Ruiz recalled that his predecessor in La Moncloa had said he did not see him "with the capacity to set up a...

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The PSOE closes ranks with Zapatero after his interview: "We maintain our support"

The former president of the Government, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, has broken his silence this Thursday in an interview on RTVE in which he has claimed to be innocent of the accusations made against him. His “I have not spoken to anyone regarding the rescue” has been supported by Ferraz,...

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The keys of Zapatero's interview: his explanations about Plus Ultra, the jewels, and his relationship with Julio Martínez

The former president of the Government denies having intervened in the rescue of Plus Ultra, attributes the accusations of Julio Martínez to his defense strategy, and maintains that the jewels found in his office were a personal gift resulting from a friendship. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero broke his silence this...

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Live, Zapatero breaks his silence

On May 19, the National Court charged former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero with alleged crimes of influence peddling, criminal organization, and document forgery in the context of the Plus Ultra case Zapatero reacted immediately to the news with a video recorded from his home, in which he denied...

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Zapatero breaks his silence on RTVE: schedule, where to watch the interview and the questions he must answer

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero breaks his media silence this Thursday. The former president of the Government will give his first interview since the opening of the judicial investigation related to the public rescue of Plus Ultra and since his statement before the Audiencia Nacional last June. The interview will be broadcast...

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The keys of Julio Martínez's statement: why it can complicate Zapatero's judicial situation

After the ecstasy of the World Cup, Spain returns to normality, and this, in recent times, has a lot to do with the legal current affairs. Julio Martínez appears this Tuesday as an investigated party before the judge of the National Court José Luis Calama in one of the most...

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The Aldama of the Plus Ultra case: Julio Martínez and the company's executives place Zapatero at the forefront of the rescue

The judicial investigation into the rescue of 53 million euros granted to Plus Ultra by the Government during the pandemic continues to escalate. In separate writings sent to the judge of the National Court José Luis Calama, both the businessman Julio Martínez Martínez, partner and friend of the former Prime...

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Julio Martínez implicates Zapatero in the rescue of Plus Ultra and assures before the judge that "he was marking the steps."

The judicial investigation into the rescue of Plus Ultra continues its course. Julio Martínez Martínez, businessman and friend of the former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, sent this Monday a document to the National Court in which he claims that the former socialist leader played an active role in...

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Julio Martínez Sola: who he is and why he appears in the Plus Ultra case

Julio Martínez Sola is the president and founder of Plus Ultra Líneas Aéreas. The company itself presents him as one of the promoters of the Spanish airline and maintains his position at the head of the group. His career is linked to the aviation sector and, in recent years, he has represented Plus...

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The judge requests the Police not to attach irrelevant data after Zapatero's leak

The National Court has issued a warning to the investigators of the Plus Ultra case. Magistrate José Luis Calama has ordered the Economic and Fiscal Crimes Unit (UDEF) to limit the information included in its reports to data strictly necessary for the investigation, after private messages and personal documentation of...

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The Gloria Group acknowledges a payment of 200,000 euros to Zapatero to mediate with Bolivia for a pending compensation

The Peruvian business group Gloria has acknowledged having paid 200,000 euros to the former President of the Government José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero for advisory and intermediation services before the Bolivian authorities with the aim of unblocking the payment of a pending compensation to one of its subsidiaries, according to a...

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The Tax Agency informs Judge Calama that it is inspecting the tax returns of Zapatero and his family between 2021 and 2025

The Tax Agency has informed the National Court judge José Luis Calama that it has opened general scope inspection verification and investigation proceedings on the former President of the Government José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, his wife Sonsoles Espinosa, his daughters Alba Rodríguez and Laura Rodríguez, as well as on Julio...

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Treasury appears in the Plus Ultra case for the jewels found in Zapatero's office

The Tax Agency has decided to formally intervene in the part of the 'Plus Ultra case' related to the jewels found in the office of former President of the Government José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, after the investigating judge of the National High Court, José Luis Calama, invited it to join...

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Treasury considers intervening in the Zapatero jewels case

The Tax Agency is considering intervening in the separate case opened by Judge José Luis Calama regarding the jewels found in the office of former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, valued at over 1.3 million euros. The magistrate has offered the Treasury, through the State Attorney's Office, the opportunity...

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The Supreme Court magistrate Manuel Marchena participates in the colloquium 'Is Justice threatened?', in the Aula Magna of the Almansa Campus of CUNEF University, on October 30, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Fernando Sánchez - Europa Press

Marchena warns against calling judges "judicial mafia"

Manuel Marchena has issued a warning amid political and judicial tension: calling judges "judicial mafia" erodes democratic coexistence. The Supreme Court magistrate argued that rulings can and should be criticized, but rejected the idea of presenting judges as pawns placed at the service of a political option. He delivered the...

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The UDEF versus Zapatero over the report on an alleged influence-peddling scheme in Bolivia: what each side maintains

The judicial investigation led by magistrate José Luis Calama at the National High Court into the Plus Ultra case, for which former President of the Government José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is under investigation, is being expanded. The reason is an extensive report prepared by the Central Unit for Economic and...

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Milei exhibits in Madrid his model of good politics against those who have porous hands or steal jewels

The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, took advantage of the ceremony for the delivery of the CEU San Pablo University's Medal of Honor this Friday in Madrid to present his proposal for exemplary conduct in public life, from which he excludes those who have "porous hands, from which 24 million...

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Zapatero Case

Zapatero dismisses talking about 'lawfare' in Plus Ultra and prepares for a long judicial procedure.

The judicial September that awaits the PSOE: Plus Ultra, Leire Díez, Begoña Gómez and the Cerdán case

The UDEF tracks 653,874 dollars in Miami and more than 457,000 euros in cash in the Plus Ultra case.

Judicial September: Plus Ultra, Begoña Gómez, Cerdán and Leire Díez return to the spotlight

The judge authorizes the UDEF to investigate more than 60 bank accounts of Zapatero, his family, and companies linked to the Plus Ultra case.

The daughters of Zapatero boost the billing of their agency while it remains under investigation in the Plus Ultra case.

The Zapatero case remains open: jewels, Plus Ultra, and Martínez

Who is José Luis Calama, the judge who reactivates the Plus Ultra case

Zapatero's jab at Felipe González over offshore companies: "He will know about that"

The PSOE closes ranks with Zapatero after his interview: "We maintain our support"

The keys of Zapatero's interview: his explanations about Plus Ultra, the jewels, and his relationship with Julio Martínez

Live, Zapatero breaks his silence

Zapatero breaks his silence on RTVE: schedule, where to watch the interview and the questions he must answer

The keys of Julio Martínez's statement: why it can complicate Zapatero's judicial situation

The Aldama of the Plus Ultra case: Julio Martínez and the company's executives place Zapatero at the forefront of the rescue

Julio Martínez implicates Zapatero in the rescue of Plus Ultra and assures before the judge that "he was marking the steps."

Julio Martínez Sola: who he is and why he appears in the Plus Ultra case

The judge requests the Police not to attach irrelevant data after Zapatero's leak

The Gloria Group acknowledges a payment of 200,000 euros to Zapatero to mediate with Bolivia for a pending compensation

The Tax Agency informs Judge Calama that it is inspecting the tax returns of Zapatero and his family between 2021 and 2025

Treasury appears in the Plus Ultra case for the jewels found in Zapatero's office

Treasury considers intervening in the Zapatero jewels case

Marchena warns against calling judges "judicial mafia"

The UDEF versus Zapatero over the report on an alleged influence-peddling scheme in Bolivia: what each side maintains

Milei exhibits in Madrid his model of good politics against those who have porous hands or steal jewels

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