Patra
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uhoh, this just get uglier and uglier- greed is a possessively a sad thing, imo.
Truly, I don't think the telefonica package is particularly embarrasing. We are talking about a global multi-billion dollar company where $200,000 a year (more or less what Urdangarin likely gets) is peanuts for the company.
Companies this size spend millions a year in PR programs. JC may have used his influence to get Urdangarin a job there but frankly, as a private multinational it was a decision for their board to take and their shareholders to question. No public moneys involved.
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Truly, I don't think the telefonica package is particularly embarrasing. We are talking about a global multi-billion dollar company where $200,000 a year (more or less what Urdangarin likely gets) is peanuts for the company.
Question. Does anyone know the actual "time line" of all this. I remember a long time ago that Letizia was called awful names for not being so "close" to her sister-in-law and Inaki and that it was all her fault because Cristina was the darling of the Spanish people. Was Letizia the fall-guy in all that or was that just a made up story to cover this situation between the Royal Family and Inaki [which was already known to the King]? Or, was the hatred of Letizia by many on this forum a separate issue. All this started well before I joined the Royal Forums and I could never understand completely.It's a shame that they may pay for something they had nothing to do with.
It is from the summer of 2006, when the Infanta Cristina starts putting bad face in the familiar photos, is at the time when the Asturias stop visiting the house of Barcelona... I believe that Iñaki's problems were which turned the normal problems of a family, in something deeper.
I believe that this is the best interpretation of events so far by someone without actual knowledge inside Royal Family and without a personal like/dislike adjenda on the Spanish Royals popping through their critique. That was all I wanted, facts on a time-line. We can all certainly relate to having someone in our families, whether through birth or marriage, that we wish would disappear but due to proper manners, we must be polite in public. And, we are not in the public eye and having photos taken at every event! It seems to me that Letizia MIGHT have been used by intercircle to camouflage the true drama going on at that time. If this is so, I give her all the credit in the world for enduring the press quietly [although loosing a lot of weight in the process]. No wonder Felipe was always at her side to protect.I believe that in all the families it is necessary to put in many occasions, a smile in familiar events, though there is a relative that you do not like.
Iñaki Urdagarín was doing business that the Royal Family did not considered appropriate. But there is a big difference between something not appropriate and that may give a bad image ... and something that is illegal. Doing business with the public administration is not appropriate for a member of the Royal Family, but it is not illegal. All the corruption case has become known 8 years later, after a long investigation. The king is not police or judge, one thing is that he thought that his son in law did not act well, and other that he knew he was committing crimes. His business was not appropriate and asked him to leave and seek paid employment.
I just dont see what makes Felipe the saint in this story, who knew and took action and distanced himself. I dont see where he is better than his father, thinking that Telefonicas money & distance will solve the problem.
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Is Infanta Pilar involved or being investigated?
Infanta Pilar is not involved in the corruption case, nor is she under the investigation.Is Infanta Pilar involved or being investigated?
Infanta Pilar is not involved in the corruption case, nor is she under the investigation.
She was merely asked by Inaki (who, according to the article, she always had a soft spot for) to raise funds - which she did in good faith that the funds were to be used for charitable causes, not go into Inaki's pockets.
Things like this happen all the time when there is pressure from "higher-ups". Plea bargains so that trial by jury are eclipsed is quite common. Court systems are overloaded so this is made even easier. They claim it saves money in the long run. I personally believe that public community service for a huge amount of hours would serve this case better, plus the sale of personal items to pay back the money.Wow. So he's basically admitting his guilt? I can't see how you can admit to stealing almost 4 million euros from the public purse and not face jail time?