The Central Operational Unit (UCO) registered the apartment on Antonio Maura Street in Madrid where Víctor de Aldama has his company headquarters. The commissioner and main author of the Koldo Field He was arrested by Civil Guard agents. Aldama has not yet been brought to justice and remains detained as part of an anti-oil fraud operation. Sources close to the investigation assure that will be transferred to Tres Cantos command. He will remain there for a maximum of 72 hours allowed by law before the judge decides whether to release him or accept pretrial detention. The name of Víctor de Aldama also appears in the Begoña Gómez case as intermediary in the rescue of Air Europa.
Problems for Víctor de Aldama. The UCO arrested him again after linking him to an organization responsible for an alleged fraud against the Public Treasury which, in just two years, amounts to more than 182 million euros. The agents 14 people were arrestedincluding Víctor de Aldama, who slept that night of October 7 in the dungeons. “As expected, Civil Guard agents will take his statement at headquarters,” say sources consulted close to the investigation.
The agents too They made 11 entries into homes and headquarters of companies linked to members of the organization. These recordings took place in several Spanish provinces, among which Madrid, Salamanca and Cáceres. One of these properties is the refuge, located in the Salamanca neighborhood, in which Víctor de Aldama registered his businesses. It is a luxury house with white walls, located a few meters from Retiro Park, in the Jerónimos district. This office has virtually no employees and a doorman and receptionist control access.
As OKDIARIO learned, agents They have been complying with the court order for hours and they seized computers and documents that could be used to carry out the investigation. The investigations are led by the Central Instruction Court number 5 of the National Court, in coordination with the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office. The proceedings were declared secret and were ordered by Judge Santiago Pedraz.
Money laundering
The procedure was initiated following the complaint filed by Anti-Corruption. The Public Prosecutor’s Office reported that a series of instrumental business networks are under investigation, used both for fraud against the Public Treasury and for laundering of illicitly obtained funds.
“Unlike other ordinary criminal organizations, the type of criminal structure we are working on implies great complexity for the investigation, since its activity in a legal sector such as that of hydrocarbons, added to the millionaire profits obtained in a very short time. , allows these organizations to position themselves in certain sectors with different spheres of power, thus obtaining a high capacity for corruption among administration officials“, underline sources from the public prosecutor’s office.
Victor de Aldama
OKDIARIO revealed that two companies controlled by Víctor de Aldama have moved more than 8 million euros. This was done thanks to capital inflows which did not correspond to the state of disrepair in which the companies found themselves at the time. These movements allegedly occurred after the money was distributed among the participants in the plot set up to sell masks.
Contracts were signed at exorbitant prices and generated up to 15 million euros worth of bitesthat is, illegal commissions, according to the researchers. The land is named after former Minister Ábalos’ assistant, Koldo García Izaguirre. The link between Ábalos and the businessman is a brother of De Aldama. It was the escort of José Luis Ábalos. Despite this, the socialist politician has always denied having participated in this corrupt plot.
The businessman also appears in the Begoña Gómez casein which Begoña Gómez, wife of the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, is under investigation for influence peddling and alleged corruption in the business world. The Manos Cleans union claimed that Gómez had meetings with the businessman and that “Aldama, Begoña Gómez’s contactearned 6.67 million euros through its operations with the PSOE” in prices for the supply of masks during the pandemic.
