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Andalusian Government Seeks to Rejoin ERE Case to Recover €700 Million

The President of the Junta de Andalucía, Juan Manuel Moreno, announced the regional government's intention to rejoin the ERE case, aiming to recover nearly €700 million in misappropriated funds following the Constitutional Court's annulment of convictions and a Supreme Court confirmation. Legal expe...

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Belgian Railway Employee Embezzles €1 Million via Falsified Invoices

A Belgian railway employee defrauded NMBS of over €1 million over five years using falsified invoices for Train World museum expenses before her 2021 retirement, highlighting systemic control failures.

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Estepona Mayor Faces Trial for Alleged Misuse of Public Funds

The mayor of Estepona, José María García Urbano, is facing trial for allegedly misappropriating public funds by hiring his close friend for a \$60,000 annual job with minimal work; the trial is scheduled for June 4th unless his defense successfully appeals.

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PP Denounces Government's €15 Million Ammunition Contract Cancellation

The Spanish Popular Party is denouncing the government's cancellation of a €15 million ammunition contract with IMI Systems of Israel to the Court of Accounts, citing the €180,000 indemnity as an illegal use of public funds due to the lack of legal justification for contract termination.

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Spanish Judge Investigates Potential Misuse of Funds in Contract for Prime Minister's Wife's Advisor

A Spanish judge is investigating a potential misuse of public funds related to the contract of an advisor to the wife of the Spanish Prime Minister, Begoña Gómez, with a confrontation between key figures scheduled for May 14th.

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Spanish Senate Investigates Alleged Misuse of Public Funds by Socialist Party

A Spanish Senate commission investigates alleged misuse of public funds by the Socialist party, focusing on preferential treatment of women linked to former Minister José Luis Ábalos; key witness Jésica R. is scheduled to testify, having admitted to receiving payments without working.

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Belgian Railway Employee Embezzles €1 Million via Falsified Invoices

A Belgian railway employee embezzled over €1 million from the NMBS over five years using falsified invoices for the Train World museum, where she managed finances; she was convicted and ordered to repay the money.

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Spanish Officials Sentenced for Illegal Hiring and Misuse of Public Funds

A Seville court sentenced former public foundation director Fernando Villén to 3.5 years and former Lebrija mayor Antonio Torres to 2 years and 3 months for illegally hiring Torres, who received €359,973 without working; Villén was previously convicted for misusing public funds.

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Spanish Official's Role in Air Europa Bailout Under Scrutiny

Manuel de la Rocha, Pedro Sánchez's chief economic advisor, participated in key meetings deciding the final design of Air Europa's bailout in October 2020, a fact revealed in confidential meeting minutes obtained by EL MUNDO, raising concerns about transparency and potential conflicts of interest, e...

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Brazil: R$6.3 Billion Pension Fraud Leads to Official Suspensions

Brazilian authorities uncovered a R$6.3 billion scheme involving unauthorized deductions from INSS pensions, leading to the suspension of six officials including the INSS president, after an investigation found 97% of a sample of 1,300 retirees never authorized deductions.

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£911,677 MoD Fraud: Six Military Clerks Face Prison

Former corporal Aaron Stelmach-Purdie defrauded the Ministry of Defence of £911,677 through false expense claims between November 2014 and January 2016; five other military clerks were also convicted of money laundering and conspiracy to commit fraud.

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Mexico Transfers \$550 Million from Judicial Trust Funds, Defying Court Orders

Mexico City's President Claudia Sheinbaum approved the transfer of approximately \$550 million from the Judicial Branch's trust funds to the federal treasury, bypassing court injunctions, to improve the ISSSTE healthcare system, potentially escalating tensions with the judiciary and teachers' unions...

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