{
  "id": 16816813,
  "title": "The Court gives Francisco González and BBVA more time to prepare their defense in the Villarejo Case",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/la-audiencia-da-a-francisco-gonzalez-y-bbva-mas-tiempo-para-preparar",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-27T23:48:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Expansion ES",
    "slug": "expansion-es",
    "url": "https://www.expansion.com/empresas/banca/2026/10/28/6ae0e7c7468aebef608b4592.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "The National Court in Spain has granted an additional 60 working days for the defendants in the Caso Tándem, also known as Caso Cenyt, to present their defense documents. BBVA, its former president Francisco González, and 11 other defendants will have more time to prepare their defenses against charges of continued bribery and disclosure of secrets. The investigation relates to events between 2004 and 2016. This is the second time the court has extended the deadline, with the new deadline expected to be in early 2025, assuming no further extensions are granted. The prosecution is seeking 173 years in prison for Francisco González and a €180 million fine for BBVA.",
  "summary": "The court grants another 60 working days for the defendants in the ninth part of Case Tándem, known as Case Cenyt, to submit their defense documents.",
  "key_points": [
    "Spanish court extends 60 habley days for Francisco González and 11 defendants",
    "Investigation period from 2004 to 2016, second deadline extension",
    "Deadline not starts until all documentation uploaded to cloud platform"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}