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Fresh Audio Details Fuel Madrid Probe Into PSOE 'Plumber' Over Alleged Bid to Sway Prosecutors

Recordings submitted by prosecutor Ignacio Stampa depict Leire Díez offering political leverage over prosecutorial posts.

Overview

  • Juzgado de Instrucción No. 9 in Madrid is investigating Leire Díez and businessman Javier Pérez Dolset for alleged bribery and influence peddling, with Stampa’s secret recordings entered as evidence.
  • A May 22 call published by El Mundo captures Díez saying the PSOE would “only inform” Prosecutor General Álvaro García Ortiz to secure Stampa’s return to Anticorrupción.
  • In meetings recorded in spring 2025, Díez presents herself as Santos Cerdán’s “right hand” and says she would brief him on what she learned about judges and prosecutors.
  • The audios include allegations tied to the Villarejo network, references to Baltasar Garzón, claims of microphones placed in locations linked to Pedro Sánchez, and a stated order to “clean” after Begoña Gómez’s indictment.
  • Díez is heard attacking Anticorrupción’s leadership over decisions such as Víctor de Aldama’s release and hinting at broader changes in the Public Prosecutor’s Office.