Overview
- FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta appeared before Investigating Court No. 22 in Barcelona and said he did not know the complainant and signed no contract with her.
- The complaint alleges roughly €100,000 was invested in Core Store and CSSB Limited with a promised 6% return, with only partial sums recovered.
- Laporta’s lawyer says interests were repaid on the Core Store loan and most of that capital was returned between 2023 and 2025, arguing no criminal fraud occurred.
- The complainant’s counsel plans to file a document purportedly bearing Laporta’s signature acknowledging receipt of funds and will seek six-year prison terms for the accused.
- Other probes remain open, including a €4.7 million case tied to a lottery-winning family and a Tax Agency review that has flagged up to €6 million in potentially fraudulent cross‑border operations.