The mayor of Estepona will go to trial accused of embezzlement in hiring a “intimate” friend as an adviser

In another judicial procedure, the woman claimed that she had been hired by García Urbano without doing any work afterwards.

Pre-trial Court 5 issues indictment against José María García Urbano for an alleged offence of embezzlement committed in mid-2023

The Court of First Instance and Instruction No. 5 of Estepona (Málaga) has agreed to continue for trial before the Jury Court the proceedings against the mayor of that locality, José María García Urbano, for a crime of embezzlement of funds for the alleged irregular hiring of a woman with whom he was friendly in the City Hall.

The Court of First Instance and Instruction 5 of Estepona (Málaga) has opened oral proceedings against the mayor of this municipality, José María García Urbano (PP), for an alleged offence of embezzlement of public funds in the hiring of a woman with whom he had "an intimate relationship of friendship". The investigating judge agrees to continue the procedure for trial before the Jury Court, according to the order, to which he has had access EFE.

The mayor of Estepona, José María García Urbano, has been prosecuted. The Malaga town's Court of First Instance and Investigation Number 5 ordered this Wednesday to begin proceedings against the mayor for embezzlement of public funds for allegedly hiring his alleged mistress.

The Court of First Instance and Instruction No. 5 of Estepona has ordered the opening of an oral trial against the mayor of the town, José María García Urbano, of the Popular Party, for an alleged offence of embezzlement of public funds. The judicial decision is based on the alleged irregular hiring of a woman with whom the governor had an intimate personal relationship. The proceedings will take place before a Jury Court, as reflected in the ju…