Zapatero Faces Jewel Fraud

Former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero was formally indicted on June 15, 2026, on charges of smuggling and tax fraud after €2.84 million worth of jewelry was found in his private Madrid office. The Audiencia Nacional charged him after a two-month investigation called

The indictment sent immediate shockwaves through Spain's ruling coalition. Junts per Catalunya, a key parliamentary partner of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, declared the legislature