Overview

• In her July 17 testimony before Judge Ismael Moreno, Virginia Barbancho confirmed that during March and April 2021 her Tragsatec superiors pressured her to overlook Jésica Rodríguez’s failure to clock in or submit timesheets.
• Barbancho reported that Ignacio Zaldívar, then director at Adif, said the presidency had ordered Rodríguez to be left alone because she was Minister Ábalos’s niece.
• Both the Tragsatec project manager and subdirector reinforced the directive to stop reporting Rodríguez’s absenteeism, effectively shielding her from attendance checks.
• Jésica Rodríguez previously admitted before the Supreme Court to receiving salaries from Ineco and Tragsatec without performing any work.
• The Audiencia Nacional’s Koldo case remains open, investigating these irregular appointments alongside alleged commissions on pandemic mask procurement tied to senior PSOE figures.