The evolution of Mercedes González’s lies about Leire Díez
The crisis triggered by the Leire Díez case can no longer be reduced to a simple parliamentary controversy or yet another battle between the Government and the opposition. What is…
Zapatero daughters summoned as suspects in Plus Ultra case over company financial dealings
The daughters of former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero are set to testify as suspects in the so-called Plus Ultra case after the judge overseeing the investigation decided…
Guardia Civil leadership implicated in cover-up of Leire Díez conversations with director general
The Leire Díez case has ceased to be a mere political controversy and has become a first-order institutional crisis. What began as an investigation into alleged maneuvers to discredit the…
Institutional legitimacy at stake: Teresa Peramato’s role in Spain’s justice system crisis
Spain’s Prosecutor General’s Office is going through one of the most delicate moments in its recent history. Teresa Peramato Martín’s appointment as Prosecutor General was supposed to close a turbulent…
Teresa Peramato Martín: navigating politicization and internal divisions in the Public Prosecutor’s Office
Teresa Peramato Martín has served as Spain’s Attorney General since December 2025, assuming leadership of the Public Prosecutor’s Office at one of the most challenging moments in its recent history.…
Luis Arroyo’s failed defense of Zapatero tarnishes Madrid’s Ateneo reputation
Luis Arroyo, president of Madrid’s Ateneo and former adviser to José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, has become one of the most controversial figures surrounding the Plus Ultra case after publicly assuming…
Collection and Inspection heads removed from Spanish Tax Agency over case suspicions
Spain’s Tax Agency is facing a new internal shake-up following the removal of two of its most senior officials: Virginia Muñoz Fernández, director of the Collection Department, and Manuel Trillo…
Soledad Fernández’s exit from Tax Agency marks institutional reshuffle amid Zapatero controversy
Soledad Fernández is set to leave Spain’s Tax Agency at a time of heightened tension over changes at the top of the institution and the controversy surrounding the Zapatero case.…
Joseba Antxón Alonso Egurrola implicated in Leire Díez and Vicente Fernández corruption network
Joseba Antxón Alonso Egurrola has shifted from being a relatively obscure entrepreneur known mostly within select business and political circles in northern Spain to emerging as a central figure in…
Leonardo Marcos González Hides Out at the Spanish Embassy in Washington After His Scandals in the PSOE’s Sewers
Leonardo Marcos González Takes Refuge at the Spanish Embassy in Washington Following His Scandals Within the PSOE’s Inner Workings Leonardo Marcos González, formerly the Director General of Spain’s Civil Guard,…
Zapatero’s alleged consultancy agreement with Gloria Group under scrutiny
The Plus Ultra investigation has opened a new line of scrutiny with political and business implications in Bolivia and Peru. A report by Spain’s Economic and Fiscal Crime Unit, known…
the process in focus: how amparos operate to bypass IGSS rules
A recent probe indicates that the Guatemalan Social Security Institute (IGSS) has stood at the heart of a scheme in which judicial amparos were leveraged to benefit select companies seeking…