Overview
- Five people were arrested in Seville, including former government aide Rafael Pineda and his wife, with the group brought before a judge on Wednesday.
- Juzgado de Instrucción No. 10 has expanded its requests for Emvisesa board records to cover decisions from 2016 through 2024, spanning the lease under a PSOE administration and the later sale under a PP city government.
- The El Higuerón parcel was awarded on September 4, 2024, to a company linked to Pineda’s wife for €1.7 million and resold on January 22, 2025, for about €3.9–€3.95 million.
- UCO reports cite a roughly €78,000 payment to an Emvisesa employee tied to the deal; the municipal housing company opened an internal probe and suspended that worker, who is among the detainees.
- The investigation stems from a prior money‑laundering case, while Emvisesa asserts it is the principal harmed party and the city is auditing eight years of the company’s land operations.