{"id":14644,"date":"2014-02-09T02:14:55","date_gmt":"2014-02-09T01:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/?p=14644"},"modified":"2014-02-09T02:14:55","modified_gmt":"2014-02-09T01:14:55","slug":"too-royal-to-be-a-crook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.w-t-w.org\/en\/too-royal-to-be-a-crook\/","title":{"rendered":"Too Royal to be a Crook"},"content":{"rendered":"

The husband of a Spanish princess, Mr Urdangarin, a former Olympic handball player, is accused of using his royal connections to win generous no-bid contracts from the regional Balearic Islands government to put on sports and marketing events before a 2008 property market crash, when local governments were awash with cash. \u00a0Judge Jose Castro is investigating how Mr Urdangarin overcharged and charged for services never provided, and how the proceeds went to a shell company without the appropriate tax being paid. The couple co-owned the shell company and used it for personal expenses including, for example, work on their Barcelona mansion and the princess\u2019s salsa lessons. \u00a0Spanish Royals Involved in Corruption Case<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The husband of a Spanish princess, Mr Urdangarin, a former Olympic handball player, is accused of using his royal connections to win generous no-bid contracts from the regional Balearic Islands government to put on sports and marketing events before a … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-corruption","category-finance"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t