Businesswoman Carmen Pano testified today before Judge Santiago Pedraz that lawyer Leticia de la Hoz offered her 250,000 euros to deny delivering funds to the PSOE.
Pano, under investigation in the Hydrocarbons case, confirmed that the offer came from "people from the party" in exchange for retracting her statement about delivering 90,000 euros in cash to the Ferraz headquarters on two occasions.
Álvaro Gallego, who accompanied her on the trips, also testified before the judge and confirmed the meetings held with De la Hoz in February 2025 to negotiate the version. Pano requested 25,000 euros for her daughter's wedding and between 2,500 and 2,800 euros monthly for rent, while Gallego asked for 15,000 euros for a car.
The payments did not materialize. Pano ultimately testified before the Supreme Court that she had delivered the money. Another witness testified via videoconference about contacts with Leire Díez and Santos Cerdán related to prosecutor José Grinda.
