Spain

Wechsel nach Barcelona: Ankläger fordern zwei Jahre Haft für Neymar

Brazilian football superstar Neymar shall spend two years in custody and pay ten million euros for his alleged involvement in a transfer and corruption scandal. This is the prosecution of the Spanish prosecutor against the 24-year-old from champions FC Barcelona.
24/11/16
Corruption Problem: 
Corruption
Sector: 
Sport

Wechsel nach Barcelona: Verdacht auf Korruption - Neymar muss vor Gericht

Suspected of corruption - Neymar has to appear in court. Was Corruption involved in the transfer of football star Neymar from FC Santos to FC Barcelona? This is what the prosecutor's office in Madrid says. A trial against the striker is very likely.
08/11/16
Corruption Problem: 
Corruption
Sector: 
Sport

Steuerhinterziehung: Arsenal-Star Alexis Sanchez im Visier der Steuerbehörden

Arsenal's top striker Alexis Sanchez is suspected of having evaded nearly one million euros of taxes.
03/11/16
Corruption Problem: 
Tax Evasion
Tax Fraud
Sector: 
Sport

Spain could clean up its act quickly, says rising party Ciudadanos

Spain's prospects could be turned around with a "big bang" at the start of a new parliament, zeroing in on ending Corruption, overhauling education and creating jobs, the Ciudadanos party said as it campaigned ahead of December's vote.
05/11/15
Corruption Problem: 
Cronyism
Corruption
Sector: 
Political Parties

Spain opens 'biggest corruption trial'

Thirty-seven people, including leading members of Spain's ruling Popular Party, have gone on trial in Madrid accused of involvement in a massive Corruption network.
05/10/16
Corruption Problem: 
Fraud
Corruption
Whistleblowing
Sector: 
Executive/Government
Political Parties

Spain Bankia fraud trial for ex-IMF boss Rodrigo Rato

Former IMF chief Rodrigo Rato and 64 other bankers have gone on trial in Madrid over an alleged credit card racket at Spain's troubled Bankia bank.
27/09/16
Corruption Problem: 
Fraud
Collusion/ Cartel /Price Fixing
Sector: 
Banking and Finance

Messi Handed Jail Term for Tax Fraud

Soccer star Lionel Messi has been sentenced by a court in Spain to 21 months in prison on tax-fraud charges, though the FC Barcelona attacker is unlikely to see the inside of a jail cell.
07/07/16
Corruption Problem: 
Tax Evasion
Fraud
Sector: 
Sport

Lionel Messi and father to appeal 21 month prison sentences for tax fraud

Lionel Messi and his father are to appeal their prison sentences given to them by a Spanish court for tax fraud.
06/07/16
Corruption Problem: 
Tax Evasion
Fraud
Sector: 
Sport

Taxman nets Barcelona striker Neymar's private jet and yacht in ?33m raid

Barcelona's “golden boy” striker Neymar has suffered the indignity of having his yacht and private jet seized by The Brazilian tax man in a spectacular £33 million raid.
16/02/16
Corruption Problem: 
Fraud
Tax Evasion
Sector: 
Sport

Spain and Hungary tumble in TI?s annual corruption report

Spain and Hungary are both plagued by Nepotism and a lack of transparency, whilst one ray of hope is The EU's problem child, Greece, according to a new report by Transparency International. EurActiv Germany reports.
27/01/16
Corruption Problem: 
Nepotism
Corruption
Bribery
Sector: 
Executive/Government

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