Caso Nóos - The Babel Operation

Amount Involved: 6 Million Euros
Institute involved:  Nóos Institute
Persons involved: Iñaki Urdangarin - (Duke of Palma de Mallorca) and his business partner Diego Torres. 

How?: Public money destined for sports events was robbed through a corporate network of  companies.

How many involved?: 18 persons in all.

Political connections: King Juan Carlos I has a daughter named Cristina de Borbón. She married to Iñaki Urdangarín Liebaert,a former handball player.

Interesting: Cristina de Borbón is also called the "Infanta of Spain" or "Duchess of Palma" . Acquitted in February, 2017.

Other personalities involved in the case: 

José Luis Ballester Tuliesa, also known as "Pepote" Ballester , managing director of Sports of the Government of the Balearic Islands

Private Secretary of the infantas: Carlos García Revenga 

Jaume Matas i Palou - Ex-President of Balears for paying 1.2 Million Euros to Noos Foundation for organizing a forum over "Tourism and Sports" in Palma de Mallorca.

How it unfolded: It unfolded because of another case of construction of a polydeportive center "Palma Arena" or  "Arena of Palma" that cost 110 Million of Euros in stead of 43 Million Euros.

Charges: Misuse of public money and fraud with the public administration.

Judges and Courts Involved: 

Final Results: 

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