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Spanish judge orders prime minister's wife to face corruption trial and surrender her passport
Begoña Gómez is accused of using her position to influence government contracts given to a group of technology companies. The judge also accused her of the misuse of public funds in the hiring of a consultant and the inappropriate use of software while she was a professor at a public university.
What happened
According to PBS News’s source item, Spanish judge orders prime minister’s wife to face corruption trial and surrender her passport, Begoña Gómez is accused of using her position to influence government contracts given to a group of technology companies. The judge also accused her of the misuse of public funds in the hiring of a consultant and the inappropriate use of software while she was a professor at a public university.
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- Spanish judge orders prime minister's wife to face corruption trial and surrender her passportPBS News - 2026-06-20T16:46:21+00:00
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