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Driver Testifies He Took Cash Bags to PSOE HQ, Describes €50 Bundles

The sworn account bolsters Carmen Pano’s claim within the hydrocarbons investigation overseen by Judge Santiago Pedraz.

Overview

  • Álvaro Gallego told the Audiencia Nacional he drove businesswoman Carmen Pano to the PSOE headquarters on Ferraz to deliver cash.
  • He said he saw stacks of €50 notes organized in €5,000 bundles inside the bags.
  • He recalled Pano carrying a brown bag that contained white bags with the money and being inside the building for about 15 minutes.
  • Pano has alleged two drop-offs totaling €90,000, including one of €45,000, though Gallego said he did not know the exact amount that day.
  • The testimony forms part of the hydrocarbons case, and Gallego, formerly administrator and sole partner of Petrolara 2016 SL, appeared before Judge Santiago Pedraz.