Businessman Alberto González Amador Testifies in Corruption Case Over Quirón Prevención
Alberto González Amador provided a detailed and transparent account of his income from Quirón Prevención during his testimony before Judge Inmaculada Iglesias on Thursday. In his two-and-a-half-hour appearance, González Amador denied any allegations of concealing income through a shell company to evade taxes, as reported by legal sources.
This testimony is part of a separate investigation opened last October, focusing on potential business corruption and unfair administration crimes that differ from the main case related to alleged tax fraud. The Provincial Court of Madrid recently endorsed this investigation, which is driven by the popular accusation representing the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party) and Más Madrid. Notably, this was the first time González Amador testified before the judge.
During his statement, he presented documentation detailing all revenue from Quirón and defended the legality of the transactions, emphasizing that the Treasury's tax inspection never requested certain distribution contracts from Círculo de Belleza, a company acquired for half a million euros from a Quirón Prevención manager's wife.
González Amador only responded to inquiries from the judge, his lawyers, and the prosecutor, opting not to answer questions posed by the popular accusations, as per his legal counsel’s advice. His defense team has requested that the PSOE and Más Madrid be expelled from the judicial proceedings. In a previous appearance on February 24, he had invoked his right not to testify regarding the main case involving two tax offenses until a related legal matter was resolved.
Judges indicated that at this stage of the proceedings, it is crucial to determine whether the actions in the separate investigation could amount to criminal offenses. The magistrate made a decision in October to open this new inquiry following a reform appeal from the PSOE and Más Madrid against a previous ruling denying their requests for proceedings.
The separate case seeks to analyze potential new crimes related to the use of a shell company, specifically regarding Masterman SL and its connections to a contract with Quirón Prevención. The allegations suggest that the financial dealings could involve unfair administration or even business corruption, particularly concerning a nearly 500,000 euros payment for shares of Masterman SL, previously held by the wife of Quirón Prevención's president.
Evidence indicates that substantial invoices were issued in 2020 from Maxwell Cremona SL, owned by González Amador, to FCS Products SL and Inteconn INC, totaling 2,021,900 euros as a result of transactions involving sanitary products.
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