95,000 euros in unjustified expenses: the UCO provides new evidence about Ábalos

MadridThe Civil Guard's Central Operational Unit (UCO) is tightening the circle around José Luis Ábalos. A report submitted to the Supreme Court, as part of the investigation into the alleged corruption scheme, has detected expenses by the former Minister of Transport and former Socialist number three that have no bank justification. They amount to 95,437 euros. This reinforces the investigators' theory of "the existence of undeclared cash income," which, moreover, coincides with the time when the alleged irregularities allegedly occurred. In the nearly 300-page report, the UCO also points to cash transfers from the PSOE to Ábalos that were not documented by the party.

The UCO has compared the amounts that the PSOE reported it had given in cash to Ábalos with images and conversations that appear in the case between his former advisor, also under investigation, Koldo García, and his ex-partner, Patricia Uriz. "Certain payments" they mention coincide with the information the party has declared, but "within the evidence examined, other cash payments have emerged that were allegedly made by the PSOE without any supporting documentation or information," the UCO notes. The report maintains that this "lack of consistency" is "significant insofar as it points to a source of undeclared income" that "would not be an isolated incident."

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