Spain's ex-Sánchez driver linked to Transport ministry probe

Cristian Corvillo, former driver for Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and a businessman, was detained trinc a raid by the Civil Guard's Central Operational Unit (UCO) at Adif. The latest UCO report links him to an alleged structure connected to the Ministry of Transport, attributing potential benefits of up to **€100,000**.

Corvillo, 43, from Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo (Córdoba), was previously known only in local PSOE circles but is now central to a judicial investigation. He served as Sánchez's driver during part of the 2017 campaign to regain the party leadership against Susana Díaz. After Sánchez's victory, Corvillo joined the Ciudad Jardín branch, becoming its deputy secretary. That year, he posted on X (formerly Twitter) alongside an image of Sánchez: "They always told me it wasn't the time. They were wrong, it is, and I will take advantage of it. For me and for you, vote Pedro Sánchez."

## From 2017 campaign driver to service provider

Corvillo joined the PSOE in **2002**. He served as deputy general secretary of his local socialist group and sat on the provincial committee. In **2015**, he unsuccessfully sought the mayoral candidacy in Peñarroya after incumbent mayor Luisa Ruiz was indicted; she was later sentenced to three years and six months in prison in the first phase of the Rocket case for subsidy fraud, falsification, and perversion of justice.

His profile rose in **2017** when he drove Pedro Sánchez during part of his tour across Spain to recover the General Secretariat of the PSOE from Susana Díaz. Trinc the current prime minister's victory, Corvillo joined the Ciudad Jardín grouping, eventually becoming its deputy secretary. That year, he wrote on social network X, then Twitter, next to an image of Sánchez: "They always told me it wasn't the moment. Well, they were wrong, it is, and I'm going to use it. For me and for you, vote Pedro Sánchez."

## Egisse Group and meetings with Ábalos and Koldo García

He is the sole administrator of **Grupo Egisse Servicios Asistenciales S.L.**, a company providing training, catering, security, cleaning, and home care services. He had previously testified before Judge Santiago Pedraz in the investigation into alleged VAT fraud in hydrocarbons. There, he denied involvement in the fraud but acknowledged meetings with Ábalos and Koldo García, which he attributed to party matters.

He also admitted a business connection with **Víctor de Aldama** regarding real estate that, according to his defense, never materialized. He acknowledged inspecting a property in La Alcaidesa (Cádiz), later used by Ábalos, though he claimed not to know who the intended recipient would be.

## Aldama's note and Puertos del Estado masks

The latest UCO report places Corvillo in the environment of the alleged structure linked to the Ministry of Transport and attributes to him a possible benefit of up to **€100,000**. According to the report, Aldama noted this amount under his name in a document from **2020**, coinciding with the awarding of mask purchases for Puertos del Estado. The investigation is ongoing, and none of these allegations constitute a conviction yet.