Senior Spanish Treasury official helped Leire land lucrative contract
Spain's Civil Guard UCO unit is investigating Concepción Ordiz, a senior Treasury official appointed by Montero, over the alleged rigging of a 575,000-euro contract in Avilés for the scheme.
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Senior Treasury official flagged by the UCO over Leire's lucrative contract
How did the president of Spain's Administrative Contractual Appeals Tribunal allegedly end up helping Leire Díaz rig a contract? The UCO (Central Operative Unit) of the Civil Guard has turned its spotlight on Concepción Ordiz, appointed in 2021 by minister María Jesús Montero. According to the investigation, Ordiz allegedly helped secure a public contract worth 575,000 euros in Avilés for one of the scheme's shell companies. The internal message was clear: "Conchi has delivered."
Concepción Ordiz's role in the scheme
Ordiz chairs the Central Administrative Contractual Appeals Tribunal, a key body for overseeing public procurement. Her appointment by Montero in 2021 placed her in a position of power that, according to the UCO, she allegedly exploited to favour private interests. The rigged contract in Avilés channelled half a million euros into Leire Díaz's network, a figure whose ties have implicated several politicians. The investigation falls within the so-called "Leire sewer".
A system under suspicion
Corruption in public procurement is nothing new, but the Ordiz case adds an institutional dimension: the very person who was supposed to uphold the law allegedly took part in breaking it. The UCO maintains that the scheme operated openly, using the Tribunal as a battering ram to lock in contract awards. The 575,000 euros are just the tip of the iceberg.
How did the president of Spain's Administrative Contractual Appeals Tribunal allegedly end up helping Leire Díaz rig a contract? The UCO (Central Operative Unit) of the Civil Guard has turned its spotlight on Concepción Ordiz, appointed in 2021 by minister María Jesús Montero. According to the investigation, Ordiz allegedly helped secure a public contract worth 575,000 euros in Avilés for one of the scheme's shell companies. The internal message was clear: "Conchi has delivered."
Concepción Ordiz's role in the scheme
Ordiz chairs the Central Administrative Contractual Appeals Tribunal, a key body for overseeing public procurement. Her appointment by Montero in 2021 placed her in a position of power that, according to the UCO, she allegedly exploited to favour private interests. The rigged contract in Avilés channelled half a million euros into Leire Díaz's network, a figure whose ties have implicated several politicians. The investigation falls within the so-called "Leire sewer".
A system under suspicion
Corruption in public procurement is nothing new, but the Ordiz case adds an institutional dimension: the very person who was supposed to uphold the law allegedly took part in breaking it. The UCO maintains that the scheme operated openly, using the Tribunal as a battering ram to lock in contract awards. The 575,000 euros are just the tip of the iceberg.
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