Can Spain’s ‘Concon’ rehabilitation program ‘reinsert’ corrupt officials?
May 21, 2021 · At first glance, Alburquerque, the corrupt notary in Córdoba who volunteered to be rehabilitated, doesn’t appear to have much of either. He’s mild-mannered and speaks in hushed tones even in the loud hubbub of the penitentiary. It’s hard to imagine that he pocketed nearly a half-million dollars before he was caught.
Is Spain’s system corrupt?
May 17, 2021 · But this is not your typical rehabilitation program: it is an 11-month start-up camp to reform corrupt Spanish officials and put them back into the ordinary community. “The repair of the damage is what is left for me in this life,” said Mr. Alburquerque, who is serving a four-year prison sentence for theft of about 400,000 euros, nearly half a million dollars, in his work drawn …
Can ‘reinsert’ corrupt officials back into society?
Guys read the article. “Repairing the damage is what is left for me in this life,” said Mr. Alburquerque, who is serving a four-year prison sentence for stealing around 400,000 euros, nearly a half a million dollars, in his work drawing up contracts and deeds. Over the course of 32 sessions in an austere conference room in Córdoba’s ...
Does Spain have a second chance for corruption?
Who is the king's brother in law?
There is the king’s brother-in-law, Iñaki Urdangarin, the handsome Olympic handball player and former Spanish duke who is serving a nearly six-year fraud sentence and participating in the program. Francisco Correa, a businessman in the Gürtel case, was also entered.
Where is Carlos Alburquerque?
CORDOBA, Spain – Carlos Alburquerque is not your typical rehab candidate. He is a 75-year-old grandfather living in Córdoba, a city in southern Spain. He was a city notary before retiring in 2015. He did not touch drugs or alcohol for years.