La Trama PSOE
WHO IS WHO IN THE SCANDAL

THE PROTAGONISTS

+30 accused
2 in prison
4 active cases
IN PREVENTIVE DETENTION WITHOUT BAIL
JLA
JOSÉ LUIS ÁBALOS

Former Transport Minister (2018-2021) Former PSOE Organization Secretary

SENTENCE REQUESTED: 24-30 YEARS
CRIMES

Bribery · Embezzlement · Influence peddling · Criminal organization

KEY FACT

Received a €585,000 villa and cash envelopes

KG
KOLDO GARCÍA

Ábalos' former advisor at the Transport Ministry

SENTENCE REQUESTED: 19.5-30 YEARS
CRIMES

Bribery · Embezzlement · Influence peddling · Criminal organization

KEY FACT

Was paid €10,000/month by Aldama since 2019

MAIN DEFENDANTS
BG
BEGOÑA GÓMEZ

President's wife UCM Chair Director

ACCUSED
5 CRIMES INVESTIGATED

Runs university chair without a degree

DS
DAVID SÁNCHEZ

President's brother Former Performing Arts Office Head

TRIAL MAY-JUN 2026
5 CRIMES

Assets increased €600,000 on €50,000/year salary

SC
SANTOS CERDÁN

Former PSOE Organization Secretary

ACCUSED
UCO: "BOSS" OF THE SCHEME

45% of Servinabar, which received rigged contracts

OTHER IMPLICATED
VÍCTOR DE ALDAMA COLLABORATOR
Businessman · Protected witness

Confessed the commission system. Paid €82,298 in rent for Ábalos' ex-girlfriend. Sentence reduced to 7 years.

ISABEL PARDO DE VERA ACCUSED
Former ADIF President (2017-2021)

Recorded saying: "We've given her one for 700,000". Accused of bribery, malfeasance, criminal organization.

CARLOS BARRABÉS ACCUSED
Businessman · UCM Chair Co-director

His companies received 25 million in public contracts. 99 contracts between 2015-2024.

DISMISSED CHARGES

Not all accusations reached port. Several names were dismissed by the courts.

Félix Bolaños
Ministry of Presidency

"Not the slightest evidence" - Supreme Court, July 2025

Francisco Martín
Government Delegate in Madrid

"Mere assumptions" - Madrid Provincial Court, Dec 2025

Joaquín Goyache
UCM Rector

Insufficient evidence - Dismissed from Begoña Gómez case

Juan José Güemes
IE Business School President

Insufficient evidence - Dismissed from Begoña Gómez case

All accused are presumed innocent until final conviction

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