Overview

• Judge Leopoldo Puente centers the probe on two alleged criminal organizations suspected of steering public-works awards through bribery and influence.
• His reply to the European Public Prosecutor’s Office notes no indicative harm to EU budgets or cross-border elements at this stage.
• A separate file opened on September 23 targets public-works contracts linked to ADIF and the national roads directorate.
• The piece lists as investigated José Luis Ábalos, Santos Cerdán, former adviser Koldo García, and six businessmen including Víctor de Aldama.
• An audit from the State Comptroller’s Office (IGAE) remains pending, which could inform any future move by EU prosecutors to assert jurisdiction.