UCO reports Santos Cerdán's income surge coincided with Ábalos' ministerial term

The Guardia Civil's Central Operative Unit (UCO) has delivered a new report to the judge investigating the 'Koldo case', concluding that former PSOE organization secretary Santos Cerdán and his family enjoyed at least 323,178 euros in benefits between 2015 and 2024, with the highest income period coinciding with José Luis Ábalos' tenure as Transport Minister. Source: abces Source: lavanguardia

Key findings

• The UCO quantifies benefits from Servinabar and related companies at 323,178.41 euros, including salaries, rent, vehicles, and other expenses. Source: elconfidencial
• Between 2014 and 2017, Cerdán had 18,261 euros in cash deposits of "apparently unknown origin". Source: infobae
• His use of credit cards dropped sharply from 2019, while cash withdrawals increased, coinciding with Ábalos' ministerial period and Acciona winning public contracts under investigation. Source: elmundoes

The role of Servinabar and Acciona

Cerdán allegedly owned 45% of Servinabar, a company that derived up to 87% of its income from Acciona. The UCO highlights that in 2019 and 2020, 95.72% and 99.81% of Servinabar's revenue came from Acciona, respectively. Source: elmundoes The company also paid salaries to Cerdán's wife and sister, and covered a car rental for Koldo García. Source: elconfidencial Servinabar reportedly attempted to purchase a Madrid apartment worth nearly one million euros for Cerdán, though the deal fell through.