BBVA pays the full bail of 1.17 million euros imposed in the Villarejo case
The bank contributes 754,000 euros on behalf of nine former executives through a Mapfre policy and the rest is provided through a guarantee.
The National Court has already received the bail of more than one million euros that the Central Court of Instruction number 6, led by Judge Antonio Piña, has imposed on the 16 defendants for the espionage carried out by the retired commissioner José Manuel Villarejo for BBVA. The bank has consigned, on the one hand, 754,285.50 euros to answer for the nine former high-ranking officials, including the former president of the entity Francisco González, who will be tried for crimes of bribery and discovery and revelation of secrets, among others.
On the other hand, it has presented a guarantee for the remaining amount, 419,047.50 euros, to face its part as a legal person.
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