Key Facts

• Judge Juan Carlos Peinado ruled there is enough evidence to bring Gómez to trial for alleged corruption linked to her professional and academic work.
• Gómez denies any wrongdoing and claims her work was independent of her husband’s political role.
• She is accused of influencing government contracts, misusing public funds for a consultant, and improper use of software at a public university.
• The investigation began after a complaint from Manos Limpias, an anti-corruption group connected to the political right.
• Gómez must give up her passport, is banned from leaving Spain, and must regularly report to the court.
• No trial date has been set yet, and Gómez plans to appeal the precautionary measures.
• The case also involves a businessman who benefited from the contracts and the consultant who worked for Gómez.
• This case adds pressure on Prime Minister Sánchez’s government, which faces other ongoing corruption investigations involving senior officials.