Juan Morales will sit on the accused bench in the Totem corruption case

Juan Morales will sit on the accused bench in the Totem corruption case
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By h.b. - Apr 30, 2010 - 7:34 AM
The ex Mayor of Totana, and current regional deputy is accused of accepting backhanders

Juan Morales - Photo EFE

The judge instructing the allegations of corruption in Totana, Murcia, will place the regional deputy and ex Mayor of Totana, Juan Morales, on the accused bench for allegedly accepting backhanders from as many as 13 crimes. He faces bribery, fraud, money laundering, document falsification and other charges.

He one of 13 accused in the case, a list which includes his girlfriend, Vanelde Freita, and the case documents say that between 2003 and 2007 he managed several real estate deals, including one from the Galician company, Inmonuar, in the area known as El Raiguero. For this deal to proceed he is thought to have used intermediaries to purchase the land needed, for which Morales received ‘a substantial commission’ of 3.6 million.

However, despite a request from the prosecutor, the current Mayor of Totana, José Martínez Andreo, has still not been indicted.

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