The judge investigating allegedly irregular contracts in the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) during the Luis Rubiales era has released without precautionary measures the former legal advisor of the entity, Tomás González Cueto, and Ángel González Segura, a businessman investigated in the cause. Both, who were arrested 48 hours ago, have refused to testify and have left the Courts of Majadahonda (Madrid) shortly before eleven thirty in the morning. The two investigated have argued that the case is secret and that they will testify when their lawyers are aware of the procedure, which will happen shortly, the TSJM added.
Cueto and Ángel González Segura, director of the Gruconsa construction company that carried out works in the Cartuja stadium, in Seville, have passed this Friday at the disposal of the head of Court number 4 of Majadahonda after being arrested in the case, declared secret , in which the judge and the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office investigate alleged irregularities in contracts from the last five years in the Federation.
Sources of the investigation maintain that González Cueto was a person with power within the Federation and they want him to clarify whether, from his functions as commissioner for external control, he exercised the control that was assumed over the contracting files, including that of one million euros awarded to the construction company Gruconsa.
Ángel Gónzález Segura is a director of this company. Gruconsa is at the center of the investigations because it began working in the Federation with Rubiales and investigators track the traceability of payments from the Federation to the construction company Gruconsa. The judge investigates the management of Luis Rubiales from 2018 to the present. The case is being pursued for the alleged commission of the crimes of influence peddling, business corruption, document falsification and money laundering.
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) announced that it has opened a sanctioning file and has removed from their jobs and functions the managers related to the judicial case being investigated by court number 4 of Majadahonda and has terminated the external contract with the GC firm. Legal.
The decision affects those who have served until now as directors of Legal Services and Human Resources, Pedro González Segura and Human Resources, José Javier Jiménez, respectively, and Tomás González Cueto, as commissioner of external control. In this case, his powers of representation in all judicial proceedings have also been revoked, both for him and for Ramón Caravaca, who was investigated, and other lawyers from this office.
The RFEF in a statement announced that the disciplinary responsibilities that its employees may have incurred related to these events, in one way or another, will be analyzed. Likewise, the RFEF will appear in this case, given the very serious damage it is causing to the institution and to the image of football in Spain. These measures have been taken by the president of the Management Commission, Pedro Rocha, after the events that occurred.
Beyond González Cueto and González Segura, on Thursday five of the seven detained yesterday in the operation that investigates allegedly irregular contracts during the stage at the head of Luis Rubiales’ organization, who appears as investigated and who is outside of Spain.
