Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez's Wife Begoña Gomez Charged With Corruption

Begoña Gomez has been formally charged with corruption after a two-year criminal investigation.

“01:12 00:59 02:49 17:53 03:29 02:24 02:44 02:02 01:46 20 Minutes avec AFP Published April 14, 2026 at 01:19 • Updated April 14, 2026 at 01:19 A new legal front is opening for the Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez”

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Judge Peinado said his investigation found sufficient indications of criminal conduct.

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She was charged with embezzlement, influence peddling, corruption in business dealings, and misappropriation of funds.

The case centers on the creation and management of a chair at Madrid's Complutense University that Gomez co-directed.

The chair served as a means of private professional development for the person under investigation.

Gomez has consistently denied any wrongdoing.

The investigation focuses on whether Gomez leveraged her relationship with Sanchez to advance her private career.

Peinado laid out 12 milestones supporting the alleged influences.

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The case originated from a complaint filed by Manos Limpias, which has ties to the far right.

Sanchez's brother David Sanchez has also been indicted in a separate investigation.

Sanchez's minority coalition government faces mounting pressure from multiple corruption probes.

“Two years after giving the green light to the investigation that sparked Pedro Sánchez's famous five days of reflection, Judge Juan Carlos Peinado has decided to close the inquiry into Begoña Gómez and leaves her just one step away from trial on four charges”

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Opposition parties have called for his resignation.

Sanchez has dismissed the allegations as an attempt by the right wing to undermine his government.

The timing of the charges added to the political drama.

Justice Minister Felix Bolanos warned the harm to the justice system will be irreparable.

The probe into Gomez is part of a wider web of investigations touching Sanchez's inner circle.

His brother David Sanchez has been indicted in a separate investigation.

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Sanchez's former transport minister went on trial over alleged kickbacks.

The legal challenges threaten to dominate the final year of Sanchez's term.