The details of the case affecting the airline Plus Ultra for allegedly having paid for influence to achieve a rescue of 53 million euros reveal their ways of proceeding. In a conversation found on the phone of one of the investigated, there is talk of payment to ladies in cash, after having received 50,000 euros in cash. “You have to take care of the judges, police, and officials hehe,” they boast in messages sent on New Year’s Eve 2020.
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– Businessman Felipe Baca: I think there are 50 in that package
– Lawyer Miguel Palomero: Helloooooo. Well, you have to take care of the judges, police, and officials hehe. I’ll tell you later (…)
– F.B.: This lady has to be given 3,000 euros. Her name is Alejandra.
M.P.: Okay great. I’ll give it to her.
F.B.: And this one named Jessica has to be given 2,000 pls (referring to ‘please’, thank you in English)
The Economic Crime and Prosecution Unit (UDEF) of the Police identifies Jess as Jéssica Rodríguez, lover at that time of the then Minister of Transport José Luis Ábalos.
Her name came to the press after the investigation into the former minister and former PSOE Organization Secretary revealed that the commission agent Víctor de Aldama would have paid her rent for an apartment for almost two years or that the ex-socialist placed her in a public company without working.
From the consecutive conversations between both interlocutors, it is inferred that with that batch of cash, “Rodoman” was also paid 20,000 euros, whom the Police identify as Rodolfo Reyes, shareholder of Plus Ultra. However, in a direct conversation with Reyes, he acknowledges that he is not the final recipient of the money: “Relax. Since it’s not for me. It could be during the week. Don’t worry about that,” he tells Palomero to specify the day of delivery.
At that time in Madrid, the cold and snow storm Filomena broke out and they could not go out to make the delivery of the money. “Were you able to pay those ladies and Rodomax?” Baca asks the person in charge of delivering the money: “No way. Rodo told me it was for someone else so whatever he says. And the ladies this week. Both of us talked that it’s next week.” Finally, on January 18, 2020, the delivery was made: “Delivered to Jess 2,000€.”
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