A Spanish court said Tuesday that Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero was being investigated for allegedly leading an influence-peddling and money-laundering network, in another blow to the leftist government beset by corruption scandals.

By bnl editorial staff Spain's National Court has widened a corruption investigation to implicate Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodríguez as a central figure in an alleged international network that used political influence to facilitate Venezuelan oil sales,

A judge from Spain’s High Court has lifted the seal on the investigation he has been leading for months with the Anti-Corruption Attorney General’s Office

SHOCKWAVES rippled through the Spanish government after former prime minister Jose Luis Zapatero was placed under criminal investigation on Tuesday.

Spain’s National Court on Tuesday charged former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero with money laundering, influence peddling and other criminal offenses committed in connection with the 2021 bailout of Plus Ultra airlines.