Azud case: Febrer’s ‘dirty’ money machine produced 7 million in 6 years just for bribery

The investigation of the Azud case, led by experts in the economic crimes of the Civil Guard Central Operations Unit (UCO), reveals in its comprehensive report what this procedure is. Febrer had a ‘partner’ first-order, further researched Joaquin Pastor Rico. east, tax advisor Presumably with office in Alicante Wizard what was it doing enter clean money – that of the merchant of the corrupt – on the one hand labyrinth of companies and people created by it, to be mined later by the other, turned into ‘dirty’ moneyready to be hand delivery a politicians, officers anyone lawyers with the ability to influence, change and achieve any contract or public business which Febrer had set his sights on.

For example, to give just one example, this is how Alfonso Grau and Rafael Rubio allegedly received 1.2 million and 300,000 euros in exchange for their “active participation” in what Febrer called the “school operation”.

The considered financial engineer of the land would form a whole Business Structure left by the UCO discovered after detecting “at least” six different processes where the same pattern is always repeated. Yes, they were going to the amount they needed for the bribe. by adding on the way to ‘blackout’ costs VAT (to get it back later of course) or commissions each vehicle will receive.

How to ‘darken’ in three steps

First step. articulation a simulated legal or business relationship“with fictitious contracts provision of services, simulated brokerage real estate salescontracts unfair transfer of rights anyone simulated compensation» lists the Civil Guards that made it possible promote legal funds -They get out of the accounts of the companies that will benefit from the land- corporate structure “Associated with Pastor Rico”, essentially, but not only by its main signature, Cream Two SL.

Second step. within the same institutional structure. money starts to splash from signature to signature, merchants or natural persons declare business relations with each other To the Tax Office in order not to miss VAT Corporation tax.

third step. While this is happening money theft tripstarted cash withdrawal -almost always through branch 1,030 since that moment Bank of Alicante–, “self a simulated business relationship this has nothing to do with the movement of funds, ”the researchers emphasize.

Tomelloso’s ‘bills’

good part of it money diverted through Small family construction company from Tomellosoat Ciudad Real exorbitant bills for the benefits Services who have nothing to do with their corporate purpose and appear as authorized Pastor Rico in their account. In fact, the Civil Guard once even describes how: they made a lot of money in cash from the same account tax advisor in Alicanteas one ‘billers’ at Tomellosowith just a few minutes apart.

But other than trying justify payments with contracts for reports or services that do not exist – “on the matter of schools”, to cite a case, more than half a million in one operation with this system: Cream Dos from Astroc 624,165,93 € On 17 April 2008 when it has a balance of 670 euros and only After a month stay again 75.29 euros in the account– they also produced money ostensibly real estate sale.

For example, it happened in Vila Joiosa or Dénia, among other municipalities. Just one example: in one of them, baywith fictitious land sale among the four February orbit companies Y cream twotook place in September in 2006 created in less than a montha 642% capital gain this allowed them to pull from nothing 3.200.222 € cash. Openly withdrawn money (sometimes From 300,000 to 300,000 Euros) by 1,030 Alicante windows.