Published on
03/06/2026 - 7:37 GMT+2
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.
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.
