Investigations Mount Against Alberto González Amador: A Closer Look at Alleged Corruption and Tax Fraud

A recent report from the Tax Agency, obtained by EL PAÍS, reveals startling financial dealings involving Alberto González Amador, the partner of Madrid's President Isabel Díaz Ayuso. Between 2021 and 2023, González Amador billed the healthcare giant Quirón a staggering 44 million euros, with the relationship between him and the company beginning mid-2021. It's worth noting that Quirón receives multimillion-euro subsidies from the Community of Madrid each year. According to the reports from Cadena SER, a preliminary report from the UCO (Central Operational Unit) indicates that González Amador's company was incapable of delivering the consulting and business development services in Latin America it reportedly billed to Quirón. This shortcoming was attributed to an alleged lack of adequate staff and technical resources. The company in question, Masterman Whitaker, was acquired by González Amador from the spouse of Fernando Camino, a senior executive at Quirón Prevención. Notably, the operations of Ayuso's partner’s primary business, Maxwell Cremona, relies heavily on the revenue generated from Quirón. An investigation revealed that Masterman was primarily involved in aesthetic and beauty treatments, which do not align with the claimed consulting services. A document dated December 19 of last year shed light on these dealings after Judge Antonio Viejo from the 19th Instruction Court in Madrid authorized the UCO to probe into González Amador’s bank accounts starting from 2014. Investigators suspect that a dubious 500,000-euro acquisition of the aesthetics company might be tied to potential bribery. The prosecution raised eyebrows over the purchase due to the company’s lack of inherent value, claiming it generated less than 30,000 euros in annual turnover and did not possess employees or meaningful assets. The company, established in 2008, was reported to operate out of a shared office without its own premises and possessed just a laptop along with three devices for hair removal and body remodeling. There are suspicions that this acquisition was merely a facade for making payments to a woman linked to Quirón for facilitating his business connections with the healthcare group. The crime of business corruption entails punishing bribe payments between entities aimed at gaining competitive advantages, and the investigation has so far indicated some suspicious activity indicative of such misconduct. Additionally, the tax fraud case concerning González Amador, estimated at approximately 350,000 euros, remains unresolved. Despite the investigation phase being completed, a trial date has yet to be established, and it’s unlikely that proceedings will start before 2026. The inquiry commenced on January 23, 2024, as the Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Madrid opened criminal investigations against González Amador for alleged tax fraud involving false invoices. A 2022 inspection report from the Tax Agency highlighted several irregularities related to Corporate Tax for the years 2020 and 2021, particularly during the pandemic period. Reports revealed that González Amador had linked two companies involved in the buying and selling of protective sanitary materials worth 42 million euros, allegedly profiting without paying due taxes. It is alleged that he fabricated false invoices to seemingly inflate expenses and reduce profits. The investigation estimates that he illicitly saved around 155,000 euros in Corporate Tax for 2020 and over 195,000 euros in 2021. The Tax Agency's analysis pointed out potential crimes against public treasury laws, noting that the fiscal fraud exceeded 120,000 euros and included falsification of commercial documents due to the submission of false invoices that did not correspond to actual services rendered. Related Sources: • Source 1 • Source 2