Overview

• Peinado formalized the shift to a jury trial for Gómez and consolidated the main case so it is not limited to alleged embezzlement of public funds.
• The judge says the alleged conduct stems from her relationship with the prime minister, which he deems essential to an influence‑peddling theory.
• The same jury track now includes entrepreneur Juan Carlos Barrabés and former Moncloa aide Cristina Álvarez over Red.es award decisions.
• The ruling cites a Supreme Court precedent authored by Manuel Marchena to justify accumulating related pieces into a single proceeding.
• The order references support letters signed by Gómez in her role with a Complutense University chair and notes the judge’s stated conviction that elements of other alleged crimes may be present.