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Spain’s Ex-PM Zapatero Faces €1.95 M Money-Laundering Probe

5/20/2026

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U.S. Homeland Security Investigations gave police data from Rodolfo Reyes’s phone, prompting a money-laundering probe of Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
Spain’s High Court is investigating Zapatero for influence-peddling and money-laundering, with Judge José Luis Calama saying the scheme hid €1.95 million via companies and forged documents.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said he respects the judiciary and will not call a snap election, while Zapatero denies wrongdoing and continues campaigning.

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U.S. Homeland Security Investigations gave police data from Rodolfo Reyes’s phone, prompting a money-laundering probe of Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
Spain’s High Court is investigating Zapatero for influence-peddling and money-laundering, with Judge José Luis Calama saying the scheme hid €1.95 million via companies and forged documents.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said he respects the judiciary and will not call a snap election, while Zapatero denies wrongdoing and continues campaigning.