Wife of Spanish Prime Minister to Stand Trial for Corruption

Begoña Gómez faces charges of embezzlement, corruption, misappropriation of funds and influence peddling for helping favored companies win public contracts.

By Lynsey Chutel and José Bautista

Pedro Sánchez’s wife ordered to face corruption trial and surrender passport

Spanish prime minister’s office accuses judge of over-reach after shock decision

Court bans Spanish PM's wife from leaving country before corruption trial

Judge Juan Carlos Peinado ordered Begona Gomez to hand in her passport and to appear before the court twice a month until a verdict is reached in the case, one of several corruption affairs that have embroiled the Socialist prime minister's family and former allies.

Spanish PM’s wife ordered to stand trial on corruption charges and banned from leaving country

Begoña Gómez has also been banned from leaving the country as her husband, Pedro Sánchez, says the case is politically motivated A judge in Spain has ruled that the wife of socialist prime minister Pedro Sánchez must stand trial on corruption charges and has banned her from leaving the country. Begoña Gómez had previously been charged after a two-year investigation with embezzlement, influence peddling, corruption in business dealings and misappropriation of funds. Continue reading...

By Oliver Holmes and agencies

Court bans Spanish PM’s wife from leaving country amid corruption probe

Begona Gomez is accused of using her position as the prime minister's wife ⁠to secure work contracts.

Spain: PM's wife must face corruption trial, judge rules

A court in Madrid ruled that there is sufficient evidence against Begona Gomez, the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. The 55-year-old university director is banned from leaving the country.

Spanish court bans PM’s wife from leaving country

A Spanish court has ordered the wife of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, Begona Gomez, to stand trial by jury for corruption and banned her from leaving the country, according to a court order released on Saturday. The case is one of several corruption affairs that have embroiled the Socialist leader’s family and former allies, threatening to topple his minority coalition government. Judge Juan Carlos Peinado ordered Gomez to hand in her passport and to appear before the court twice a month unti...

By Agence France-Presse

Spanish PM's wife ordered to stand corruption trial; barred from leaving country

By TOI WORLD DESK

Spanish PM Sanchez's wife must stand trial on corruption charges, judge rules

The case is one of several corruption probes nearing or already at trial that are weighing on Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

Spanish PM’s wife must stand trial on corruption charges, judge rules

The wife of Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez must stand trial on corruption charges and has been banned from leaving the country, a judge ruled on Saturday. Begoña Gomez is under investigation over allegations she used her position as the prime minister’s wife to secure work contracts. She denies any wrongdoing. The case was brought […]

Spanish PM's wife must stand trial on corruption charges, judge rules

The Prime Minister's wife, Begoña Gomez, is under investigation over allegations she used her position to secure work contracts. The case is one of several corruption probes weighing on Pedro Sanchez, one of Europe's few remaining leftist leaders.