Overview
- Spain’s economic crime unit is still dissecting data seized in December raids on Plus Ultra, when the president and CEO were detained and later released.
- Investigators reorganized anti–money laundering teams after finding suspects had deleted device data, and the anti‑corruption chief ordered updates routed to prosecutorial subordinates to reduce leak risk.
- Police Internal Affairs has not opened an inquiry because it lacks a judicial request or formal complaint, while Plus Ultra is weighing legal action over alleged disclosures of its accounts.
- Prosecutors cite suspected flows from Venezuela’s CLAP program and gold sales by Banco de Venezuela, with activity traced across Spain, Switzerland and France, and Swiss authorities referencing large‑scale laundering in related documents.
- Filings say part of the rescue may have repaid loans from firms used for laundering, and reporting names ex‑counselor Rodolfo Reyes in arranging Venezuela‑related dealings as well as loans, while figures tied to consultancy work, including José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, deny any link to the bailout.