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Zapatero investigation: UDEF tracks suspicious payments and foreign transfers
Spanish Economic and Fiscal Crime Unit (UDEF) investigators have uncovered several suspicious financial transactions involving Julio Martínez Martínez, identified as the alleged frontman for former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.
According to police reports, Martínez Martínez’s company, Nez Asesores, conducted a cross-border currency operation totaling 181,037 euros and moved more than 1.3 million euros through its accounts. The investigation also revealed that Zapatero personally received approximately 500,000 euros from various companies with Chinese capital or Asian entrepreneurs residing in Spain. This includes 208,792 euros transferred from two Hong Kong-based firms, Chinalink Asia Holdings Limited and Yuewee International Trade Limited.
Additionally, UDEF has traced 290,400 euros paid to Martínez Martínez by Venezuelan businessman Camilo Ibrahim, a former shareholder of Plus Ultra airline. These payments, occurring between 2024 and 2025, were reportedly structured as monthly installments of 12,100 euros under an advisory contract with Análisis Relevante (AR)– Thabeh Iberian. Investigators are examining whether ASP Rentas SL served as an instrumental company to facilitate these funds.
Entities
Audiencia Nacional · Camilo Ibrahim · José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero · Julio Martínez Martínez · UDEF
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] Payments from Camilo Ibrahim were structured as monthly installments of 12,100 euros via a contract with Análisis Relevante (AR)– Thabeh Iberian. www.levante-emv.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero received nearly 500,000 euros from companies with Chinese capital or Asian entrepreneurs based in Spain. www.eldia.es · www.informacion.es
- [● 2 SOURCES] The Economic and Fiscal Crime Unit (UDEF) identified a cross-border currency collection operation of 181,037 euros involving Nez Asesores. www.eldia.es · www.informacion.es
- [● 2 SOURCES] Nez Asesores granted a 200,000 euro loan on July 16, 2024, to Suoli Explotaciones Agrícolas SL. www.eldia.es · www.informacion.es
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Police identified ASP Rentas SL as a potential shell company used to facilitate payments to Julio Martínez Martínez. www.levante-emv.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Julio Martínez Martínez received 290,400 euros from Venezuelan businessman Camilo Ibrahim between 2024 and 2025. www.levante-emv.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] Zapatero received 208,792 euros in personal accounts from two Hong Kong-based companies, Chinalink Asia Holdings Limited and Yuewee International Trade Limited. www.eldia.es · www.informacion.es