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Spain's Supreme Court gives Ábalos, García and Aldama 15 days to pay €647,000
Spain’s Supreme Court has ordered three men convicted in the mask-contracts case to pay about €647,000 in fines, forfeitures and compensation.
The men are former Transport Minister José Luis Ábalos, his former adviser Koldo García and businessman Víctor de Aldama, who were convicted over kickbacks linked to public contracts for masks.
The court says they have 15 days to pay, or it will take steps to collect the fines and compensation.
Their payments include fines and the recovery of €430,298 in gains the court linked to bribery; Ábalos and García must also compensate public companies Ineco and Tragsatec for payments to Ábalos’s former partner.
The court set maximum prison terms of 16 and a half years for Ábalos and 15 years for García.
Aldama’s four-and-a-half-year prison sentence remains suspended on conditions: he must report to the court every six months and confirm within 15 days that he agrees to do one year of community service.
Spain’s Supreme Court has given José Luis Ábalos, Koldo García and Víctor de Aldama 15 days to pay a total of €647,000 linked to the mask-contract corruption case.
The amount includes fines, the recovery of proceeds from bribery and compensation to public companies Ineco and Tragsatec.
Ábalos was ordered to pay a €52,500 fine, García €45,750 and Aldama €75,000.
The three must also repay €430,298 jointly, while Ábalos and García must pay compensation to Ineco and Tragsatec.
The court also set conditions for Aldama to keep his four-and-a-half-year prison sentence suspended, including community service and regular reporting to the court.
- Who
- José Luis Ábalos, Koldo García and Víctor de Aldama, who were convicted in the mask-contract case.
- What
- The Supreme Court ordered them to pay €647,000 within 15 days, covering fines, recovered proceeds and compensation.
- When
- The court issued the order on Wednesday, 4 November 2026.
- Where
- Spain. The order was made by the Supreme Court.
- Why
- The payments enforce the sentence over bribery linked to public mask contracts and irregular hiring at public companies.
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The Supreme Court issued the sentence in the case.
The court opened enforcement of the sentence and gave the three men 15 days to make the required payments.
Aldama must confirm his consent to perform one year of community service.
- Total payment demanded
- €647,000
- Payment deadline
- 15 days
- Ábalos’s fine
- €52,500
- García’s fine
- €45,750
- Aldama’s fine
- €75,000
- Proceeds to be recovered jointly
- €430,298
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