Koldo Case · Begoña Gómez Case · Hydrocarbons Case · David Sánchez Case
Cash in envelopes and defective masks
Trial ongoing at the Supreme Court since April 7. After 13 sessions and 80 witnesses, Aldama testified he handed up to €4M to Ábalos and Koldo and €1.8M to PSOE; placed Sánchez as "number one" of the criminal organisation. Koldo admitted that "PSOE handed me cash for three years". Hidalgo (Air Europa) denied payments but the UCO confirms Ábalos enabled the bailout negotiations with Calviño. Ábalos testifies on May 4.
Indicted on four counts · Jury trial
On April 13, judge Peinado closed the investigation and indicted her for influence peddling, business corruption, embezzlement and misappropriation (the professional intrusion charge was dropped). Twelve days earlier she had snubbed the judge by skipping the April 1 summons. The popular accusation requests 24 years. Begoña runs a university chair without a degree and her circle crossed paths with the Air Europa bailout (€475M).
From bribes to Venezuelan oil
A 182 million euro tax fraud scheme that has uncovered the biggest Venezuela-PSOE connection. In March 2026, Aldama delivered the PDVSA envelope to the judge containing oil quotas worth $250M linked to alleged illegal PSOE financing. The judge deemed it "highly credible" and incorporated it into the case. Carmen Pano confirmed the scheme paid Ábalos "one kilo" (€1M): "the house, cash, and other things". On April 13, Claudio Rivas (Villafuel) refused to testify in the Koldo trial. On April 23, the former PSOE manager admitted new opaque sources of party income that again splash onto Delcy Rodríguez.
The president's brother: a tailor-made position in Badajoz
David Sánchez, Pedro Sánchez's brother, received €340,567 from the Badajoz Provincial Council (2017-2025) in a tailor-made position. His assets increased by €600,000. With the trial a month away, 5 key witnesses are missing: a tax inspector and 4 council officials. The court is also struggling to locate David Sánchez himself.