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Spanish investigators trace €323,000 in irregular gains to Cerdán and family from Servinabar

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Spanish Civil Guard investigators have determined that Santos Cerdán and his family received €323,178 in irregular benefits from consultancy firm Servinabar between 2015 and 2024, with gains peaking during José Luis Ábalos's tenure as transport minister, according to a UCO report dated Thursday.

The investigation found €18,261 in unexplained cash deposits in Cerdán's accounts between 2014 and 2017, as well as a Servinabar credit card used by Cerdán and his wife for some 40 personal transactions. A frustrated €1 million Madrid property purchase was negotiated on Cerdán's behalf by Servinabar in late 2021. Acciona was Servinabar's overwhelmingly dominant client, accounting for 87% of its €8.6 million in revenue between 2015 and 2025, reaching 99.8% in 2020.

The UCO has asked the presiding judge for access to bank records of Cerdán's relatives — including Francisca Muñoz, Alba Cerdán, María Belén Cerdán and Antonio Muñoz — dating back to 2014, along with any safe-deposit boxes and money-laundering reports linked to those accounts.

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europapress.es ESP La UCO sospecha de 18.000 euros ingresados por Cerdán y detecta que disfrutó 323.000 de Servinabar con su familiaefe.com ESP La UCO detecta que Cerdán obtuvo sus mayores beneficios en la etapa de Ábalos de ministro - EFElavanguardia.com ESP La UCO sostiene que Cerdán dejó de usar su tarjeta de crédito al llegar Ábalos al Ministerioeuropapress.es ESP La Guardia Civil pide al juez analizar cuentas bancarias de familiares de Cerdán como posibles beneficiados
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elpais.com ESP La UCO cifra en más de 300.000 euros los beneficios que Cerdán y su familia obtuvieron de la trama entre 2015 y 2024euronews.com La UCO atribuye 323.000 euros a Cerdán y su familia por la trama Koldoelmundo.es ESP El rastro del dinero de Cerdán: del Toyota RAV4 a los pagos de Accionaexpansion.com ESP La directora de la Guardia Civil declara sentirse víctima de Cerdán y rechaza haber dado órdenes a la UCO

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