The judicial investigation, which initially focused on alleged favors to gas companies, has expanded after detecting more than 2,100 suspicious operations. According to Hacienda, the firm Equipo Económico allegedly received million-dollar amounts coinciding with key legislative tax reforms.
Analysts have located more than 150 checks of unknown origin and direct transfers from the firm's accounts to the PP former minister's family environment. Movements worth 600,000 euros hidden as foreign operations were also detected.
“"It is necessary to identify the payers unknown until now."
The case, being investigated in Tarragona, suggests that payments from gas companies could be kickbacks for electricity tax cuts. Justice is also investigating the existence of safe deposit boxes and investments without identified beneficiaries.
