Madrid Court Investigates if Company Purchase Conceals Illegal Commission

A separate investigation by Madrid's Court of Instruction number 19 authorizes the UCO to access the businessman's banking information.

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Madrid's Court of Instruction number 19 has opened a separate investigation to determine if the purchase of Círculo de Belleza S.L. for 500,000 euros conceals an illegal commission to a director.

The judicial investigation into the business activities surrounding businessman Alberto González Amador, partner of the regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has gained new momentum. The Court of Instruction number 19 of Madrid has authorized the Central Operational Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard to access all banking information of the businessman and his corporate environment.
The judicial resolution orders financial institutions to provide, in a confidential manner, the movements, balances, and statements of accounts linked to González Amador from January 1, 2014, to the current date. This request follows the rejection by the Provincial Court of Madrid of the defense's appeals to halt the UCO's intervention, which had initially sought access to banking, tax, and Social Security data.
The main focus of this new separate investigation centers on a transaction made in 2020, when a company linked to González Amador acquired the society Círculo de Belleza S.L. for approximately 500,000 euros. Preliminary findings suggest that this operation might conceal corporate irregularities beyond the initial tax offenses.
The police hypothesis suggests that the acquisition of the company may have served as a hidden payment of a commission to a director of Quirón Prevención, an entity with which González Amador maintained commercial relations. The judicial order deems financial tracking essential to determine the origin and evolution of the investigated parties' assets and to verify if there was an unjustified increase in capital related to the operations of the firms Maxwell Cremona and Masterman.