Overview

• The Guardia Civil’s UCO forensic analysis traced €673,500 from industrial gas companies through 29 transactions to personal accounts of Equipo Económico partners.
• Investigators identified initial transfers starting in January 2014 and further payments routed through the AFGIM association between 2017 and 2019, many sent directly to firm partners.
• Judge Rubén Rus has formally indicted ex-minister Cristóbal Montoro and 27 co-defendants on charges including bribery, fraud, prevarication and influence peddling.
• At the request of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, the report was forwarded to the Tax Agency’s specialised unit to verify account traceability and uncover undeclared funds.
• The case forms part of a wider UCO investigation into high-level political corruption, underscoring intensified judicial oversight of government figures.