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Spanish authorities are examining payments made by the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) to former party member Leire Díez, as part of a broader judicial investigation into alleged influence peddling and attempts to interfere in legal proceedings.
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According to documents submitted to a Madrid court, the PSOE’s regional branch in Cantabria paid Díez a total of €44,859 between 2015 and 2017 for communication consulting services. The payments were made in two phases: €32,903 between September 2015 and February 2017, and €11,956 between March and September 2017. The latter amount reportedly includes compensation for early termination of her contract.
The party has provided the court with signed contracts, termination letters, 26 invoices, and bank transfer records, asserting that all payments were properly documented and legally executed. PSOE officials also clarified that earlier figures suggesting Díez received €15,000 in 2017 were incomplete, and have since been corrected with a detailed breakdown.
The disclosures come as Leire Díez is under investigation by a Madrid examining court for alleged bribery and influence peddling. Judges are also examining a wider alleged scheme involving efforts to obtain sensitive information and influence judicial and law enforcement officials linked to cases involving the PSOE and the Spanish government.
Judge Santiago Pedraz has partially lifted secrecy measures in the case, allowing limited details of searches conducted at party headquarters and related properties to become public. The investigation is focused on determining whether Díez acted independently or whether her activities were connected to or supported by structures within the PSOE.
The case remains open, with multiple judicial proceedings ongoing under Spanish court supervision.