Overview
- The PSOE-commissioned review by two university professors deems the cash system coherent, closed and verifiable with no movements outside the ordinary treasury circuit.
- Bank replenishments to petty cash totaled €940,388 from the party’s BBVA account, while atypical receipts amounted to €7,283 from identified one-off sources such as merchandising, scrap sales and a lottery prize.
- Cash outflows to settle expenses during José Luis Ábalos’s tenure reached €126,858, and cash liquidations were later discontinued under Santos Cerdán.
- The report flags notably improper or potentially excessive claims, citing examples such as a €332 bill at La Chalana and high menu charges in Aranda de Duero and Valdepeñas, alongside minor items like children’s menus.
- The judicial probe continues as National Court judge Ismael Moreno opened a secret separate file two weeks ago with the party’s cash-payment data, and the PSOE plans a second-phase review of the flagged expenses.