
Former Spanish PM Zapatero Under Investigation for Tax Fraud After €1.2M Jewellery Found
Former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is facing an investigation for alleged tax fraud and smuggling. The inquiry began after luxury jewelry and watches valued at €1.2 million were discovered in his safe.
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Discovery of €1.2m jewellery prompts fresh probe into former Spanish PM
José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero is suspected of being unable to show proof he paid import duties on the jewellery.
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José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, already under investigation for alleged influence-peddling, facing questions over items found in office safe The former Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is being investigated for possible tax fraud and smuggling after police discovered jewellery valued at more than €1.3m (£1.1m) while searching his office safe as part of a separate inquiry. Zapatero, who led two socialist governments between 2004 and 2011, is already under investigation for all...
By Sam Jones in Madrid
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