U.S. Homeland Security says it assisted Spain in probe of leftist former PM

The United States’ Department of Homeland Security assisted Spanish police in a money-laundering probe that led to an investigation by Spain‘s High Court of former Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, a DHS spokesperson said

The United States’ Department of Homeland Security assisted Spanish police in a money-laundering probe that led to an investigation by Spain‘s High Court of former Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, a DHS spokesperson said.

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The Spanish court said on Tuesday that Zapatero was being investigated for allegedly leading an influence-peddling and money-laundering network, in another blow to the leftist government beset by corruption scandals.

It said the network allegedly led by Zapatero profited from lobbying public authorities on behalf of third parties — mainly Spanish airline Plus Ultra, which was bailed out by the state in 2021.