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Former Spanish Transport Minister Jose Abalos Sentenced to 24 Years for Mask Procurement Fraud During COVID-19 Pandemic
Former Spanish Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Development Jose Luis Abalos has been sentenced to 24 years and 3 months in prison for fraud in the procurement of protective masks during the COVID-19 pandemic. He will actually spend 16 years and 6 months in prison. This was reported by the publication El Pais.
TL;DR
- Former Spanish Minister of Transport Jose Luis Abalos sentenced to 24 years and 3 months for mask procurement fraud.
- He will serve 16 years and 6 months, while former advisor Koldo Garcia gets 15 years.
- Businessman Victor de Aldama received a suspended sentence with conditions.
- The scheme involved awarding €36 million in contracts for protective masks to associates of de Aldama.
- Abalos and Garcia allegedly received bribes, including property and cash.