Spanish PM's wife ordered to stand trial on influence peddling and embezzlement charges
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Investigating Judge Juan Carlos Peinado on Monday ordered Begoña Gómez, wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and her La Moncloa aide Cristina Álvarez to stand trial after Madrid's Provincial Court cleared the way in July. She is accused of using public resources and government staff to advance her career and co-direct a Complutense University program; she denies wrongdoing. Spain's public prosecutor and the defense seek acquittal, while private prosecutor Hazte Oír seeks 13 years in prison.
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