Overview
- Ana María Fuentes told the Audiencia Nacional that the Secretaría de Organización, led by Santos Cerdán, passed the notes of engagement that triggered payments to outside lawyers and advisers, a claim she made in a September 9 declaration now in the case file.
- A PSOE employee, Celia Rodríguez, testified that Leire Díez had recurring access to Ferraz and that Cerdán authorized Díez’s travel and occasional use of the party’s parking to attend meetings in the headquarters.
- Guardia Civil investigators recorded at least 18 meetings between Díez and Cerdán and have flagged large invoices and intermediary firms such as Zaño as channels that may have routed party funds to external operatives.
- Documentation in the file includes multiple high-value invoices from lawyer Jacobo Teijelo that party accounting could not fully explain and that Fuentes said the Secretaría de Organización had certified as services rendered.
- The Audiencia Nacional inquiry led by Judge Santiago Pedraz remains active with intercepted calls, contracts and invoices under review and the developments could deepen legal and reputational exposure for senior PSOE figures.