flights and hotels
A sequence of travel and lodging events links a Canarian businessman, Mon Tejera de León, to a high-ranking Civil Guard commander, Lieutenant General Pedro Vázquez Jarava, and various members of his extended family. Finances tied to these trips include hotel stays in Cadiz and Lanzarote, plus a series of trips to Milan and Cardiff. The transactions began in 2016 and progressed through 2017 under the General Support Sub-Directorate of the Civil Guard, with a noted rise in rewards and payments for services at barracks across the country. During this period Mon acted as a mediator, handling invoices totaling over 1.7 million euros for work performed at multiple barracks such as Alicante, A Coruña, Albacete, Ávila, Badajoz, Castellón, and Valladolid among others.
Eleven assignments in the province of Alicante are highlighted, reflecting a broad scope of activity and the involvement of top-level personnel in the process.
The investigation, conducted by the Internal Affairs Service under Madrid’s jurisdiction, centers on payments and possible irregularities tied to awards, falsified documents, and financial moves affecting the Treasury. It identifies a direct link between Vázquez Jarava and the awarding of contracts to Mon, suggesting an operation favored by the General Support Department. The reports note contracts granted to a specific contractor outside the standard procedures of General Economic Management, casting doubt on the integrity of the process.
Among those scrutinized at the executive level, alongside Tejera de León, are Carlos Alonso and a self-employed painter contracted by Mon.
randomized travel patterns and incentives
The first expedition, dated May 26–29, 2016, appears connected to Milan and possibly the final Champions League match. Two return tickets on a commercial carrier accompanied the lieutenant general and the individual considered the winner of the bidding process. Investigators calculated a personal gain of around 1,950 euros in this phase, though an additional ticket listed under the lieutenant general’s name was later canceled when investigators discovered a family member’s ticket that did not proceed as planned.
Six months later, the lieutenant general, his wife, Mon, and a close associate spent a weekend in Cadiz, at a hotel in La Caleta. The accommodation cost amounted to 506 euros and was paid by the Canarian businessman. A broader family trip occurred around year-end 2016, with travel from December 27 to January 3, 2017, to Lanzarote. The group included the lieutenant general, his wife, his mother-in-law, daughter, son-in-law, and a grandson. The itinerary featured six flights between Madrid and the island and costs exceeding 1,300 euros for Mon, with an additional 288 euros ticket for the lieutenant general’s son. The family’s lodging at Lani’s Suites de Luxe reportedly ran to 1,560 euros for a Monday night, while other family members’ accommodations were not publicly documented as paid by Mon.
Milan and Cadiz connections
There were instances where Vázquez Jarava traveled to Milan with Mon as the winning bidder, sharing a weekend at a Cádiz hotel with their partners. The flights and lodging costs were charged to the Canary Islands businessman. A subsequent pairing of trips between Cadiz and Madrid during May 2017 kept the pattern of generous arrangements centered on the same individuals involved in the earlier travels.
Further trips occurred in May 2017 in Cadiz, with the lieutenant general and his wife staying at a local Cadiz hotel on May 21–23, 2017. The corresponding invoice for these arrangements was for 262 euros. In early June 2017, another travel sequence to Cardiff coincided with major football events, including the Champions League final. Three return flights totaling 1,410 euros were recorded, with Mon noted as the payer in some documents.
pool cover
Beyond travel, a notable payment relates to a pool cover for the high-ranking officer’s residence in a Madrid mountain town. The setup cost listed is 15,504 euros, including taxes. The transaction history includes bank transfers, cash deposits totaling 1,650 euros via a card from a company controlled by Mon and payments to an Orihuela barracks project among others. Investigators describe a pattern in which the awarding body appears to fund the contractor directly, reflecting a conflict of interest and potential misuse of authority.
Details reveal a mix of cash and card payments: 3,000 euros via an unidentified card, 3,950 euros in cash in three installments, 2,500 euros through a wire transfer from the accounts of Vázquez Jarava and his wife, along with additional 2,000 and 2,404 euros through related channels. A portion of these funds is attributed to a relative of the lieutenant general, suggesting a broader web of connections.
address near the Cadiz promenade
A separate record covers the purchase of a property along the Cadiz Paseo Marítimo in November 2016. The 155-square-meter dwelling carries a cadastral value of 142,398 euros and was listed for sale at 395,000 euros. The payment narrative spans two pages in the internal service report, detailing initial 10,000 euros, subsequent transfers of 5,000 and 2,000 euros from family-linked accounts, and a sequence of bank transactions that eventually led to the final purchase. The report outlines a mix of cash deposits, wire transfers, and mortgage elements that shaped the purchase and the timing of related payments.
On November 8, the chain of transfers included two deposits totaling 6,000 and 8,000 euros, followed by 6,049 euros in the balance of the buyer. A cash deposit of 10,000 euros rounded out early financing. Across the period, several installments of 2,000, 3,000, 2,000, and 3,000 euros appear, suggesting a structured repayment plan tied to the property purchase.
Even after the sale, the financial trail continues. On November 11, a substantial payment of 358,200 euros flowed through checks and deposits, broken down into a mortgage loan of 316,000 euros and 42,200 euros from a combination of cash deposits and other funds stemming from a marriage account tied to the buyer’s family. A further 2,800 euros in cash changed hands the same day. The overall financial choreography indicates ongoing management of the property finance as the purchase matured.
November 24 brought another cash flow for taxes and duties totaling 43,249 euros, with a 10,000-euro transfer drawn from one company and a 9,700-euro cash deposit made by Vázquez Jarava himself to complete the tax settlement. The report notes that Mon withdrew 10,000 euros in cash for use that same weekend, during which he accompanied Jarava and his wife on a trip to Cadiz La Caleta, where the employer covered lodging. On the day following, 9,700 euros were entered into the accounts, and 43,249 euros in taxes along with other monetary items were used to cover the remaining debt. The document closes by noting a continued stream of cash-transactions, including a 2,000-euro deposit in Jarava’s name and various other entries that may reflect payments from a related party with no disclosed relationship to the high command.
In total, the report tallies 45,700 euros in top-up payments recorded on the day the lieutenant general paid for the Cádiz residence, all linked to sources of uncertain origin. These findings, compiled by internal investigators, illuminate a pattern of awards and payments that suggest a systemic distribution of benefits associated with the barracks contract process and a potential reliance on informal channels to sustain those arrangements.