Allegations surfaced about a UGT employee facing fraud and deceit, involving a transfer of 2,099,680 euros from the Salary Guarantee Fund known as FOGASA. Reports indicate that Judge Concepcion Rodriguez is handling the case and that questions about who will lead the investigation have arisen. There are claims that her spouse was also scrutinized and that authorities suspect he benefited from the situation by avoiding disclosure. The information comes from El Periódico de España, a newspaper under the Prensa Ibérica group, which cited sources on Tuesday as the case moved forward in Madrid. Court number 21 in Madrid has taken up the matter for review.
The funds intended for workers who had been dismissed reportedly changed hands and ended up directly or indirectly with a small circle of workers. The Madrid Public Prosecutor’s Office opened the inquiry last March 30. In this case, UGT is mentioned, and Vox has expressed public concern that the allegations carry political motives that have little to do with locating the money’s destination. The union has challenged the accusations at the Madrid interim court, arguing that the motion aims to influence public opinion rather than pursue the return of funds.
Documents filed with the investigating judge describe how the employee with MCTL as part of the administrative team acted in their capacity as a union worker to issue checks intended to compensate workers who had been dismissed. The claim indicates a pattern in which checks were prepared for signature several times within the 2019 to 2021 window, with the amounts drawn from funds previously moved into FOGASA.
Use of public beneficiary lists
The recipient lists included the names of doctors and teachers who had passed the opposition process and were on duty. These lists were described as random selections drawn from publicly available internet schedules, with no traceable link to UGT Madrid or to any services sought for processing compensation.
After the responsible officials signed the checks, the report describes a sequence that included a simulation of beneficiary signatures on receipt documents. Later, it is claimed, an ink eraser was used to remove the actual beneficiary name, replacing it with the name of another beneficiary and marking the spouse and friends as collaborators who assisted in recovering the funds held by UGT Madrid.