The Supreme Court Prosecutor’s Office has opened a investigation contra Alvise Pérezleader of Se Acabó la Fiesta (Salf) for supposed illegal financing of his campaign for european electionsin which he obtained three MEPs. A cryptocurrency businessman has reported that he paid 100.000 euros in cash to the politician.
On September 19, the owner of the cryptocurrency company called Madeira Invest Club, Alvaro Romilloreported to the State Attorney General’s Office that on May 27 paid 100,000 euros in cash to Alvise so that he could finance his electoral campaign for the European elections held on June 9.
Now, the complaint, expanded “this Tuesday,” according to the Public Ministry, has passed into the hands of the Supreme Court Prosecutor’s Officegiven that “it is competent to investigate whether there may be a crime of illegal financing” of the electoral campaign, “since the accused is discharged.”
For its part, in the National Court there is also open a proceedings against Romillowhich began following a complaint from the Cryptocurrency Users Association, represented by Aránguez Abogados. According to details, the owner of Madeira Invest Club introduced himself as “‘crypto’ and tax avoidance expert” and allowed 27,000 people access to their society in exchange for a fee of 2,000 euros per year.
“It promised incredible benefits and generated a fraud estimated to exceed 300 million euros“, they say from the law firm. For its part, the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) already warned in May 2023 that Romillo’s company did not lack authorization to carry out investment activities.
Now, from the law firm they have expanded his initial complaint against Romillo, requesting that Alvise Pérez also be investigated and asking the National Court court in charge of the initial case to recuse itself in favor of the Supreme Court – where Alvise’s case is located -. From Aránguez Abogados they point to alleged crimes such as criminal organization, appropriation, money laundering or document falsification.
