Overview

• Luis Calvo Miguélez, mayor of Agolada, was sentenced to three years and six months in prison by the Audiencia Provincial de Pontevedra for falsifying an official document and prevarication.
• In addition to prison time, he received 13.5 years of disqualification from public office and passive suffrage, along with a fine of €4,500 and procedural cost obligations.
• Calvo fabricated and signed a government board agreement in January 2020 to justify sealing the expansion of the Lácteos Farelo dairy plant, knowing the board did not exist at the time.
• The court also ordered him to pay €27,798 in compensation to the dairy company for economic losses caused by the illegal sealing, with civil liability assigned to the municipality.
• Calvo has ten days to appeal the ruling to the Superior Court of Justice of Galicia (TSXG), as outlined in the sentencing issued on April 22, 2025.