The corruption probe into former Socialist Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero appears set to expand as police have seized hundreds of thousands in cash and jewellery, while reports have emerged indicating that authorities believe the alleged influence peddling extended to oil and gold projects in Venezuela.

Zapatero, who led the country from 2004 to 2011, embroiled his Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) successor’s government in a scandal earlier this month after being indicted for allegedly running an influence peddling and money laundering scheme surrounding the €53 million ($57.2 million) coronavirus-era bailout of the Plus…

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