Koldo García and his entourage made several wills after buying the houses with the alleged bribes

Koldo García, leaving the National Court, on February 22.SERGIO PEREZ (EFE)

“As evidenced in the previous notarial protocols, as a result of the increase in assets attributable to Koldo García and his family environment, they proceed to formalize a single-person will, the true purpose of such practice being unknown, apparently being police, which could be related to the de facto ownership of the real estate mentioned,” the researchers state. The agents highlight that, after collecting the alleged commissions, Koldo García and his relatives experienced a “notable increase” in assets: not only did they handle enormous amounts of cash, but they also acquired several properties and houses (including three in Benidorm, on the coastline). ), which Ábalos’ former advisor did not put in his name to avoid suspicion.

In this way, at the end of 2023, when Joseba García was still listed as the alleged front man of several assets, Koldo García called his brother and insisted that he go to the notary again: “If you die… well we have made a mess.” According to the agents, Ábalos’ former advisor wanted Joseba to record “through a private document the true ownership” of one of the properties.

What’s more, the UCO intercepted a conversation between Patricia Uriz and a lawyer, where she showed distrust towards her husband’s brother: “The issue is that Koldo, since the house is not in his name and all this is tied together with a very fine thread , he’s afraid that it will rebound and say: ‘Come on, get to the fucking street, since the house is in my name and the mortgage is in my name, get to the fucking street.’ Furthermore, according to the agents’ insistence, Uriz tells that lawyer that Joseba “went to make a will, but she did not go to the [notario] “What they told him, and what he did was say that if something happens to him, the house is for Patricia’s daughter, but he did not say who it would be for if his daughter was not there.”

In their reports, the investigators insist that the “wealth attributable to Koldo García’s family environment suffers a notable increase starting in September 2020, just five months after the date on which the contracts between them took place. the commercial Business Management and Support Solutions SL [compañía epicentro de la trama], and the Public Administration”. Some agreements that were signed while Koldo García was an advisor to Ábalos. At that point, the agents emphasize: “Regarding the relationship between both [Ábalos y García]it is worth mentioning that, after they left their previous public positions, they currently continue to maintain contact, as can be seen from the corresponding operational activity. [de la Guardia Civil]”.

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