Overview

• Judge Leopoldo Puente has received the UCO patrimonial analysis and, according to legal sources, plans to issue the first processing order against José Luis Ábalos imminently for the masks contracts and alleged patronage hires.
• The UCO details a parallel, undocumented stream of cash benefiting Ábalos and his former adviser Koldo García, including more than €30,000 in party cash payments and other disbursements lacking documentary support.
• Investigators emphasize that the surge in cash payments coincides with the timeframe when commissions and alleged rigging of Transport Ministry public‑works contracts are said to have occurred.
• Witness testimony and intercepted messages support inquiries into possible irregular party financing, including a reported €90,000 cash drop at PSOE headquarters and coded references using “ganadería” to denote the party.
• The case remains at the Supreme Court because Ábalos is a sitting deputy, while Koldo contests the UCO findings and asks for the return of all seized phones or a halt to proceedings.