Overview
- Witnesses Mariano Moreno and Celia Rodríguez told the Supreme Court that cash reimbursements were routine and that, during Moreno’s tenure, the party did not verify whether the person claiming expenses had actually paid them.
- Judge Leopoldo Puente questioned the oversight described, noting the method could allow opaque operations and could not rule out potential laundering.
- Testimony indicated envelopes were prepared for the Organization Secretariat and often collected by Koldo García or proxies, with some pickups left at Ferraz reception.
- The UCO’s report attached to the case flagged nearly €95,000 of money of unknown origin linked to José Luis Ábalos, Koldo García and relatives, and detailed mismatches with the documentation provided by the party.
- The PSOE maintains the cash came from an official operating account funded by subsidies and member dues and denies any “caja B,” while party records show cash refunds to Santos Cerdán resumed in 2023–24 (15 liquidations totaling about €7,433) as Senate scrutiny now extends to Pedro Sánchez.