Overview
- National Police economic-crimes agents from UDEF entered CNIO’s Madrid headquarters to request procurement records at the request of Anticorruption prosecutors.
- Investigators seized several computers and examined documents tied to public contracting as part of the active criminal inquiry.
- The case was opened after a former senior operations official filed a complaint alleging long-running irregularities benefiting ex-economic managers.
- The complaint claims up to €25 million may have been diverted over 18 years through split or inflated contracts overseen by former manager Juan Arroyo, allegations that remain unproven.
- CNIO’s board has removed Arroyo and two subordinates, the new manager José Manuel Bernabé has filed his own report of suspected irregularities, and the whistleblower says he was dismissed weeks after reporting the claims.