Archive · 30 Dec 2025
Barcelona President Summoned in Fraud Case
Barcelona's president, Joan Laporta, and three other people have been asked to go to court because someone says they were tricked into investing money in two companies.
The companies promised to use the money to help a football team and to start a football training school in China.
The person who invested the money says they only got a little bit of it back.
The court wants to ask Laporta and the others about what happened.
This is not the first time Laporta has been in trouble for things like this.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta and three others summoned by a Spanish court in a fraud case involving €91,500 (Rs 96 lakh).
The case relates to investments made in 2016 in Core Store (Spain) and CSSB Limited (Hong Kong).
The investor claims to have been misled and only recovered 12,500 euros out of the total 104,000 euros invested.
The court appearance is scheduled for January 16.
This is the third ongoing case involving Laporta for alleged fraud related to these companies.
- Who
- Joan Laporta (Barcelona president), Rafael Yuste (vice-president), Xavier Sala i Martín (former director), Joan Oliver (former director)
- What
- Summoned as suspects in a fraud case involving investments in Core Store and CSSB Limited
- When
- Court appearance scheduled for January 16
- Where
- Court of Instruction number 22 of Barcelona, Spain
- Why
- Alleged fraud case involving investments made in 2016
- Person Involved
- Joan Laporta (Barcelona president), Rafael Yuste (vice-president), Xavier Sala i Martín (former director), Joan Oliver (former director)
- Amount Involved
- €91,500 (Rs 96 lakh)
- Companies Involved
- Core Store (Spain), CSSB Limited (Hong Kong)
- Investment Details
- 50,000 euros in Core Store, 54,000 euros in CSSB Limited
- Expected Returns
- 6% interest rate for Core Store, football training academy in China for CSSB Limited
- Court Date
- January 16
- Recovered Amount
- 12,500 euros (August 2024)
- Legal Action
- Filed by investor with lawyer Pepe Oriola