# Spanish judicial proceedings regarding Venezuelan energybri- > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/spanish-judicial-proceedings-regarding-venezuelan-energybri > Updated: 2026-10-22T05:04:09.000Z. Sources: 10. Developments: 2. Legal proceedings in Spain’s Audiencia Nacional are examining allegations of bribery and corruption involving Venezuelan energy contracts. Former Venezuelan Deputy Minister of Energy Nervis Villalobos has sought to annul the trial, citing the statute of limitations and claims that the matter was already adjudicated in Venezuela. The prosecution alleges that the Spanish company Duro Felguera used intermediaries to pay Villalobos at least $105.6 million to secure a thermoelectric plant contract in 2009. In related testimony, Julio Martínez Martínez admitted to receiving 181,037 euros through his firm, Nez Asesores, to facilitate meetings between owners of the thermoelectric company Turbovén and then-Vice President Delcy Rodríguez. Martínez stated these funds, transferred from a U.S.-based company, were intended to assist the business owners following a “pseudo-expropriation” of their company. ## Claims - Julio Martínez Martínez received 181,037 euros from a U.S. company. (corroborated by 4 sources) - The funds were transferred from the company TVBM 1998 LL. (corroborated by 4 sources) - The mediation involved securing a meeting between Delcy Rodríguez and the owners of Turbovén. (corroborated by 4 sources) - Turbovén is a thermoelectric company located in Maracay, Venezuela. (corroborated by 4 sources) - Martínez Martínez testified before Judge José Luis Calama in the Audiencia Nacional. (corroborated by 4 sources) - Martínez Martínez has previously paid at least 700,000 euros to José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and his daughters. (corroborated by 4 sources) ## Timeline ### 2026-10-22: Spanish businessman admits receiving funds for Venezuelan energy mediation Businessman Julio Martínez Martínez testified in Spain that he received over 181,000 euros to mediate with the Venezuelan government regarding the compensation for the energy company Turbovén. 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/spanish-businessman-admits-receiving-funds-for-venezuelan-energy-mediation ### 2026-10-19: Nervis Villalobos seeks annulment of Spanish bribery trial Former Venezuelan Deputy Minister Nervis Villalobos has sought to annul a Spanish trial involving allegations that Duro Felguera paid over $105 million in bribes to secure energy contracts in 2009. 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/nervis-villalobos-seeks-annulment-of-spanish-bribery-trial --- Cite as: Spanish judicial proceedings regarding Venezuelan energybri-. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/spanish-judicial-proceedings-regarding-venezuelan-energybri