P. What has come to light the scandal card Caja Madrid? Who and when the cards are received
R. José Ignacio Goirigolzarri, Bankia president from May 2012 to replace Rodrigo Rato, charged his arrival an audit of the entity after the intervention and rescue of this that has injected over 22,000 million from the state. The audit commissioned by Bankia revealed the use of credit cards issued to the directors of Caja Madrid between 2003 and 2012 “out of the ordinary circuits.”
In addition, the report reveals that these cards were created in 1994 and consisting movements since 1999, although the report only detailed delivery to 65 directors and twenty managers between 2003 and 2012 A total of 86 senior officials received the cards between 2003 and 2010 Click here to access the list Full of beneficiaries and total expenditures.
Q Why were not representative cards
The union president technicians Finance, Carlos Cross, has told Europa Press that the credit cards were awarded to senior Caja Madrid were not intended to representation allowance because their owners were not required to justify every expenditure, but rather were additions to salary for not taxed at Hacienda.
I mean, if they were cards representation, workers would use the cards, but they have to ask invoices to show that the payment represents the cost of representation and that the company has all information and can deduct expenses explains Europa Press.
P. Were they aware of the irregularity users
R. It is an aspect that the judge will have to determine. A exconsejero Sparkasse has drawn Five Days that “Caja Madrid executives cards were aware that the money is not taxed and it was not for expenses. It was similar to receiving envelopes. In fact, we had two cards, own to expenses, we had to justify their receipts or tickets, and B “.
P. How the money is spent holders opaque cards Caja Madrid
R. The full details of the costs of the cards gives an idea of the costs to be carried with them. From leisure travel, restaurants, boutiques, clubs and discos, seafood, religious carvings, bookstores … to lower expenses as calls from phone boxes or metro tickets. Numerous cash withdrawals from ATMs are also recorded.
P. What is the final bill?
R. It is not known exactly, but can exceed 15.5 million euros in the period studied, from 2003 to 2010.
P. When it ended the privilege of high office?
R. The current president of the organization rescued, which has received public support from 22.200 billion to avoid bankruptcy, eliminated pay through those cards as soon as I became aware of it and gave the audit the Fund for Orderly Bank Restructuring (FROB), the Bankia largest shareholder with 60.9%. Once the FROB received the audit report was sent to the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor.
P. Who investigates the case?
R. The case is under investigation by the National Court judge Fernando Andreu, who will have another case on the table more fundamental, known as ‘case Bankia’, which investigates the merger and flotation of the entity. Therefore, Andreu has decided to separate the issue of opaque cards, which open a separate piece for the marketing and sale of preferred piece adds.
For the moment, Andreu called to testify as defendants Miguel Blesa, president of the organization between 1996 and 2009, Rodrigo Rato (top leader of Caja Madrid since January 2010 and in December of that year until May 2012 Bankia) and Ildefonso Sánchez Barcoj (general manager Caja Madrid) by the scandal of the cards ‘B’.
Meanwhile, on Friday, the state attorney general, Eduardo Torres-Dulce said that the investigation by the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor is an “analysis phase and receiving documentation” and noted that
P “now in very premature to establish any kind of assessment of the facts”.. Were there who did not use his ?.. cards
R Yes Bankia commissioned report shows that four recipients did not use the card at any time: Felix Manuel Sánchez (UGT), Inigo Maria Barrera Aldaz (Steering Box Madrid), Esteban Tejera Montalvo (Caja Madrid president General Insurance) and Francisco Verdú (Bankia CEO at the stage of Rodrigo Rato.)
P. Do any of the 86 beneficiaries has already returned the money you spent with these cards?
R. Bankia beneficiaries required repayment of amounts detected. Four people involved did in early July, but only delivered to the corresponding stage of Caja Madrid and Bankia was upright. Were Rodrigo Rato, who chaired both entities (54,837 euros); José Manuel Fernández Norniella, attached to the presidency and vice Bankia Caja Madrid (9,700 euros); Matías Amat, CEO of Caja Madrid (42,043 euros) and Barcoj Ildefonso Sánchez, former director of financial Bankia, he held various management positions at Caja Madrid (90,879 euros). Barcoj, however, leads the cumulative total expenditures (484,200 euros) and who managed the use of these cards for years.
P. What will make Hacienda?
R. The Tax Office has announced it will investigate the 86 board members or directors of Caja Madrid who took the B cards for operating and monitoring of revenue achieved allegedly irregularly.
The goal is to investigate not only the tax responsibilities as a financial institution Caja Madrid, but also of individuals who took advantage of this income.
In addition, this research could be extended to the Ibex 35.
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