Former Correos President Implicated in Plot to Destabilize Cases Affecting PSOE and Government

A recent report from the Guardia Civil's Central Operative Unit (UCO) has implicated Juan Manuel Serrano, the former president of Correos (the Spanish postal service), in an alleged scheme to undermine judicial proceedings that could have impacted the PSOE and the government. The report, submitted to Judge Santiago Pedraz at the Audiencia Nacional, suggests Serrano participated in efforts to destabilize cases involving former socialist militant Leire Díez and ex-Organization Secretary Santos Cerdán.

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The indications gathered attribute his participation in the described events, related both to obtaining benefits in the business sphere of SEPI, as well as to the defense of the interests of certain members of the PSOE or the Government.

Investigators believe Serrano's involvement extended to securing business advantages within the SEPI (State Society of Industrial Participations) and protecting the interests of certain PSOE members or government officials. This is not the first time Serrano has come under scrutiny; Judge Pedraz had previously noted indications of Serrano's collaboration with those under investigation in May. However, the judge opted to await further developments before formally imputing Serrano.

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There are indications that he collaborated with the investigated parties in the execution of concrete and isolated acts in aid of their illicit plan.

This new 50-page report, dated July 8, strengthens the UCO's line of inquiry. It highlights extensive and regular communications between Serrano and Díez, including messages about meetings with Vicente Fernández, the former president of SEPI, who is also an investigated party. The UCO asserts that Serrano played a significant role in facilitating Díez's appointment to a position within Correos, a move that allegedly allowed members of the network to gain influential public administration roles for their own or third-party benefit.

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The communications between Serrano and Leire were not occasional, but were maintained with assiduity, with a large number of messages between them, including references to meetings and encounters, some of them with Vicente Fernández.

According to intercepted phone messages cited in the report, Fernández assured Díez, "Don't worry, yours will come out." The UCO assigns Serrano a "preeminent role" in the alleged conspiracy, suggesting he colluded with Fernández to place Díez in the company. This alleged maneuver would have enabled the network's members to secure key positions within public administration, which they then allegedly exploited for personal or external gain.

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Don't worry, yours will come out.