Puskas’ son-in-law was found guilty of stealing the legendary player’s legacy.

“I am not a thief.” This is how the son-in-law of legendary Hungarian actor Ferenc Puskas, who was accused of spending and transferring about 1.2 million euros paid for inheritance by a Hungarian publishing house, to his account, completed his statement at the Alicante Court last June. the player’s trophies and other assets. The accused was put on trial together with a former director of the Caixaltea branch. l’Alfas del Pi for two separate crimes of fraud and forged documents asked of them six years in prison. The defendant assured the court that he had received authorization from both his wife and mother-in-law to dispose of the money the Hungarian publisher had paid for the book. legacy of Puskas.

this Puskas’ widow In January 2011, she opened an account at l’Alfàs del Pi, where her daughter appeared first in charge and then her son-in-law. on that account 1.190.000 Euro deposited Pursuant to the sale of Puskas and the Prosecutor’s estate, and the special charge undertaken by the actor’s widow, who is already dead. The charges allege that the defendant was authorized to dispose of the money in the account without the consent of the account holder, and that the amount of the sale corresponded to the player’s wife, an endpoint the groom’s wife recognized in the contract of inheritance sale. now charged.

Alleged scam revealed when investigated by authorities Hungarian They demanded 191,000 euros from Puskas’ widow in tax on the sale of the actor’s estate. At that moment he saw that there was almost none. just over 1,400 euros in your account. The 191.000 € claimed from the widow was sent to Hungary by the defendant from her account.

The prosecutor’s office reported that between September and October 2011, the groom had withdrawn the money and transferred it to an account opened in the same branch. It was stated at the trial transferred 900,000 Euros to his account, however, the defendant claims that his mother-in-law “has given me full general authority to do whatever I want.” Allegedly, this authority came after the death of the defendant’s wife, who passed away on October 19, 2011.

He took out 70,000 euros that same day, stating to the prosecutor’s questions that he did not remember, stating that his wife’s oncological treatment and hotels would be “for his expense”. The accusations make him question truth because you did not provide documents justifying these expenditures or other money provisions for the purchase of a car, among other payments.

son-in-law of legend Spanish-Hungarian player of Real Madrid He insisted that his mother-in-law and wife say they had authorized him to dispose of the money in the account. At the oral hearing, he said, “I did what my wife said and got money for my mother-in-law; all I did for that woman was to leave her money.”

Regarding Puskas’ legacy, the groom said: it was about trophies and other goods in a warehouse in Madrid, then he took them to San Sebastian and finally Benidorm, where the legendary actor once lived with his daughter in an apartment he bought. The sale was accepted in the city of Benidorm, and the inheritance went to Hungary. “The price was determined by my wife,” the defendant said.

Former branch manager Caixaltea For his part, he stated that he can freely dispose of the money if the client is authorized on the account and the player denies that he has not received any monetary compensation from his son-in-law.

The two grandchildren of the football players and the daughters of the accused assured that the money from the sale of the inheritance came from their mother. “We are humble. We have a grandfather with an important career and We don’t want any more harm to come to us.» declared one of the girls.

Although Puskas’ son-in-law claims that his mother-in-law is not in financial difficulties, the former Hungarian player and coach Jozsef Toth Zele He testified as a witness in the case in Alicante and assured that the person who had appointed him as the accountant-divisor of the estate had no resources in Hungary. veterans Real Madrid came to send him financial aid.