This is what Google overpaid to sponsor Begoña Gómez and her software

The case of Begoña Gómez is making headlines again. This time it's known that Google paid more than the initial 40,000 euros.

Specifically, Google funded the development of the business software for Begoña Gómez's chair at UCM with 110,000 euros. A tool that Judge Peinado is investigating for possible embezzlement by Begoña Gómez. All stemming from the complaint by Hazte Oír, which expanded to four the charges the magistrate is imputing to Gómez.

This was explained by the newspaper La Razón.

The tech company has confirmed this to Judge Peinado. They explain that while the initial disbursement was 40,000 euros, this amount was increased. The payment rose by another 70,000 due to the growing technical difficulty of the project.

Let's remember that it was supposedly a digital tool for companies to verify the level of compliance with the competitive social transformation objectives set in the 2030 Agenda.

The submitted document details what the project consisted of. "The development of a free platform that allows small and medium-sized enterprises to plan the improvement of their objectives. In terms of sustainable development and measure the impact of the measures carried out."

Google Ireland Limited signed a sponsorship agreement with UCM on December 1, 2022. With this, it committed to sponsoring the Transforma TSC Project with a contribution of 40,000 euros.

However, they justify those additional 70,000 euros due to the technical complexity. "As the project progressed, its technical complexity increased progressively and turned out to be greater than initially anticipated." Therefore, to ensure its "correct completion and execution" according to "quality standards," that amount was disbursed.

For its part, Google specifies that the expenses derived from the project "were treated as ordinary expenses for tax purposes." So they "didn't result in any tax benefit or incentive."

New Heavy Blow from Judge Peinado to Begoña Gómez: Focuses on the "software"

The wife of the President of the Government, Begoña Gómez, remains in the crosshairs of Justice. This Monday, we learned that despite the 'Begoña' law promoted by Pedro Sánchez, Magistrate Juan Carlos Peinado remains firm with the investigation of the wife of the head of the Executive.

This time, Judge Peinado has focused on the companies related to Begoña Gómez and the controversial software for which there is also an open investigation against her. This week is crucial in the investigation into the alleged illicit businesses of the president's wife.

This is because the judge is scrutinizing whether she may have engaged in embezzlement and professional intrusion. Alleged crimes committed in the use she made of software developed for the extraordinary chair she co-directed at the Complutense University.

Witnesses in the 'Begoña Gómez' Case Testify Again before the Judge

The Vice-Rector of the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), José María Coello de Portugal, and his predecessor, Juan Carlos Doadrio, will appear again before Judge Juan Carlos Peinado. According to La Razón, both could provide relevant data. This, regarding the creation and subsequent transfer of ownership of the Competitive Social Transformation chair's website.

The investigation focuses on clarifying why this website was initially registered, in September 2022, by the coordinator of one of Begoña Gómez's master's programs. Months later, in July 2023, it was transferred to the name of the wife of the President of the Government. Additionally, the personal address of the latter was included in the domain registration.