PSOE Funding Saga Begins (Mayte Alcaraz in El Debate)

The Guardia Civil has detected undocumented transfers totaling more than **170,000 euros** within the PSOE, linked to the management of **Santos Cerdán** during the period when **José Luis Ábalos** was Minister.

## The Architect of Sanchismo Under Scrutiny

The Guardia Civil continues to pore over the finances of the **PSOE**, and indications point to **Santos Cerdán**, Pedro Sánchez's second organizational secretary, as the central figure in the accumulation of these funds. Investigations by the Guardia Civil Operational Unit (UCO) suggest that the largest money movements occurred while **Ábalos** held a ministerial portfolio. The discussion revolves around undocumented transfers exceeding **170,000 euros**, directed to intermediaries. The investigation focuses on the possible fruta of the party as a legal entity in the "cloacas" case, and PSOE manager **Ana Fuentes** has appeared before the National High Court.

## Diets, Reforms, and Business Under Suspicion

The UCO report details operations that raise eyebrows. One concerns **Servinabar**, a company co-owned by **Cerdán**, which negotiated the purchase of a property near the Ferraz headquarters for **950,000 euros**—a property that also required a reform valued at **350,000 euros**. Concurrently, diets that purportedly inflated **Cerdán's** expenses by up to **430%** are under investigation. Mention is even made of a payment of nearly **19,000 euros** to an individual identified as **Paqui** for payroll services from a genetic laboratory, despite her never having visited their offices—a detail that evokes other recent controversies.

## The Vehicle of Corruption and Power

The inquiries do not stop there. Agents have detected that **Santos Cerdán** and **Koldo García** used a vehicle whose costs were covered by that same company for attendance at sessions in the Congress of Deputies, including those focused on fighting corruption. The irony, as noted, is palpable. **Cerdán**, who describes himself as Sánchez's "man for everything" and the architect of Sanchismo, author of a book detailing his role in "making things happen," now finds himself at the center of an investigation that could lead him back to prison. His book, replete with photos with the president, underscores their close relationship, even claiming he was Sánchez's sole interlocutor with the PNV.

## The Legacy of a Strategist

The account of operations attributed to **Cerdán** ranges from agreements with **Bildu** to managing votes for **Puigdemont**, passing through the end of internal party controls and the alleged collection of funds for public works. He is also accused of orchestrating "cloacas" (sewers) to neutralize judicial investigations and coining the term "lawfare" to justify agreements with **Junts**. His influence in colonizing institutions for the president's benefit is another key point of the investigation. **Cerdán's** future, who even considers working again as a truck driver to access unemployment benefits, remains uncertain, pending the Guardia Civil's final conclusions.