Begoña Gómez, Wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, Formally Charged in 2024 Investigation
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Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and a director at Madrid’s Complutense University, was formally charged in April with embezzlement, influence peddling, corruption in business dealings, and misappropriation of funds. Prosecutors seek a 24-year prison sentence; she was ordered to surrender her passport and appear in court twice monthly. The case, launched after a complaint by Manos Limpias, also involves two additional defendants.