Justice investigates Rubiales’ trip to New York with a woman paid for by the RFEF

According to ‘El Confidencial’, Rubiales simulated meetings with the United Nations and Major League Soccer (MLS) to spend six days in the United States, accompanied by a Mexican artist. Accommodation was to be covered from the budget of the football institution.

According to a decision published on July 14 that he had access to ‘El Confidencial’, the judge asked for information about that tripAt the request of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, which has been investigating Rubiales’ activities for over a year.

Specifically, the Majadahonda 4th Circuit Court of Appeals wants to collect specific data on this displacement. The RFEF, in its time, claimed it was a business trip and issued a statement from a person supposedly tasked with closing many professional meetings for Rubiales.

However, the mention in the statement of dates that do not coincide with the shift of the RFEF president to New York brings the mentioned media to the fore.

that person Roman Ignacio Rodriguez FernandezAppearing as a councilor in the RFEF documents, he is at least present at the December 16, 2019 meeting of the Spanish football governing body, and is currently chaired by Rubiales. Rodríguez joined on behalf of the RSD Alcalá club.

The Complutense club was one of 83 members who attended the meeting on May 30, 2022, where Rubiales’ new salary of 675,7612.87 euros per year and 3,000 euros for mortgage payment were approved.

Judge Delia Rodrigo and prosecutor ask Román Ignacio Rodríguez to provide information on “the dates and supporting documents of this trip” to New York.

According to ‘El Confidencial’, Rubiales was in New York to tour Manhattan Accompanied by a Mexican artist. According to the legal sources consulted, the facts may constitute an offense of unfair administration punishable by up to three years’ imprisonment.

Rubiales transferred the amount of the flights, hotel and rental car to the RFEF and noted that these were expenses related to the use of his position.

According to the aforementioned media reports, the head of the RFEF came to the trust community to send a message stating what they should respond to if someone asked them about the trip: “The version for now is that the MLS and then the UN also have contact to dine with them, okay? “So first it’s MLS, tomorrow around nine, so we’ll be leaving at eight, something like that. Then we’ll meet tomorrow.” Then we have to eat with the people. UN“Rubiales transferred.

According to the same sources familiar with the room consulted, none of these meetings took place.

The digital medium highlights that the closest thing to a business meeting once appeared in the United States. The executives of Relevent, a company dedicated to organizing sporting events in New York City, wrote to Rubiales requesting a meeting. However, minutes before the appointed time for the meeting, Rubiales canceled the meeting.

Relevent is the company that negotiated contracts related to Spanish football with League president Javier Tebas.

The investigation has been going on in court for a year and two months. The judge is investigating the alleged corruption plot related to the sale of the Spanish Super Cup to Saudi Arabia and in June decided to extend the contract. Procedure for at least six more months after consideration of reasons to continue the investigation. “In addition to the resolution of the requested procedures, the execution of the letter of letters sent to Andorra and the receipt of other documents are pending,” the judge warned.