The Guardia Civil’s Central Operative Unit (UCO) is investigating suspected irregular payments and business ties involving Alberto González Amador, partner of Madrid’s regional president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso. The probe centers on a €500,000 transaction that prosecutors say may have been a disguised payment to Fernando Camino, a Quirón executive. The investigation concerns a possible corruption-in-businesses offense; no court has determined that a bribe occurred or that any of the people under investigation is criminally responsible.
The basic transaction was González Amador’s purchase in December 2020 of Círculo de Belleza SL from Gloria Carrasco, Camino’s wife. The company reportedly had little meaningful activity, no employees or productive assets. Investigators are examining whether the sale was a genuine commercial purchase or a way to transfer money to Carrasco while indirectly benefiting Camino. Prosecutors have described the likelihood that the purchase was made “to repay a favor received” from Camino as very high. Carrasco is also an investigated party in this strand of the case.
The investigation examines more than a decade of commercial relationships involving González Amador, Camino and Carrasco. Camino is associated with Quirón Prevención, part of the wider Quirónsalud group, and had a professional relationship with González Amador. Prosecutors have considered whether a reported increase in business billed by González Amador’s companies to Quirón Prevención after a mask-related operation could constitute the alleged favor. That theory, like the suspected payment route, remains under investigation.
Investigators are examining 144 bank accounts linked to the three individuals, covering transactions from 2014 onward and held at 16 Spanish banks. The inquiry also includes payments from Carrasco’s beauty company to González Amador’s consultancy, Massias & Kuhne, dating back to 2014. The amounts and purposes of those transactions form part of the financial and corporate links under examination.
Further scrutiny centers on the €500,000 acquisition of Círculo de Belleza. The company’s assets were reportedly fully depreciated and consisted of a few pieces of equipment, while the notarial deed reportedly did not explain the purchase. Prosecutors point to the timing: months earlier, at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, González Amador had earned €2 million for brokering a mask deal involving Mape, a Galician company where Camino was a board member. Investigators are examining whether the company purchase was connected to that earlier business activity.
Tax records reveal additional reported links. Between 2021 and 2023, González Amador received €4.4 million from Quirón. In 2021, he also paid €6,500 to lease a BMW X3 used by Carrasco; the rental contract was registered under Círculo de Belleza. Quirón has said the vehicle was tied to the company González Amador acquired, where Carrasco remained the sole administrator.
The business relationship between Camino and González Amador continued after Quirónsalud acquired Fraternidad Muprespa, known as La Frater, in 2014 and merged it into Quirón Prevención. Camino leads the division, while González Amador has maintained consultancy roles through other firms. Both were also involved in a Panamanian medical-supply company active from 2013 to 2022.
On 20 October 2026, the Audiencia Provincial de Madrid authorized the UCO to broaden its examination of the financial and corporate links among González Amador, Camino and Carrasco. The authorization covers banking, tax, corporate and Social Security information. It also requires investigating judge Antonio Viejo to permit review of relevant records held by tax authorities and the Social Security system, allowing investigators to compare financial movements with declared business activity.
The court’s decision is an evidentiary measure, not a finding that a bribe took place. The ruling states that it “does not constitute a conclusion on the existence of the alleged bribe or on the criminal responsibility of those investigated.” The proceedings remain at the investigative stage, with no reported conviction or trial judgment. Prosecutors’ assessment that a disguised payment was highly probable is an allegation to be tested through the investigation and judicial process.
Quirónsalud is one of Spain’s largest private healthcare groups and is frequently contracted by public administrations. Public-private partnerships are common in Madrid’s health sector and are often scrutinized for transparency. The case’s political and business significance stems from its connection to Ayuso’s partner and a senior Quirón executive, as well as the investigation into the company purchase and the parties’ wider commercial dealings.
