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Judge Orders IE and Moncloa Emails as State Audit Flags Illegality in Red.es Awards

Prosecutors contest malversación, saying the messages reveal no harm to public assets.

Overview

  • Judge Juan Carlos Peinado demanded all emails between the Instituto de Empresa and Cristina Álvarez, as well as messages from Gómez’s Moncloa account, for UCO analysis within the malversación probe.
  • The IGAE report sent to the European Public Prosecutor concludes Red.es adjudications tied to Gómez’s recommendation letters breached contracting law and describes a possible fraud of law in how subjective criteria were assessed.
  • IGAE says the contracting board, not an independent expert committee, evaluated non‑formula criteria and that the pricing formula dampened differences, with two reviewed expedients nearing €14 million and involving EU funds.
  • The UCO’s email review indicates Álvarez actively handled sponsorships and administrative exchanges for the UCM cátedra, including correspondence with Indra about contract addenda and signatures.
  • Emails cited by investigators show Álvarez proposed a clause for Mindway Ecosystems to allocate 10% of any profits to the cátedra and to bar reuse of course content upon contract termination, while the UCO cyber unit saw no content‑altering edits in reviewed files.