Judicial pressure mounts as PSOE and Más Madrid urge a broader investigation into alleged tax crimes involving Quirón Prevención, its director, and the partner of Madrid’s regional president. New fiscal data intensifies the case.
Calls for a wider judicial investigation have intensified in Madrid after PSOE and Más Madrid, acting as popular prosecutors, formally requested that the court examine possible tax offenses linked to Quirón Prevención, its general director Fernando Camino, and his wife Gloria Carrasco. The move follows new findings from the Spanish Tax Agency, which flagged irregularities in the business dealings of Alberto González Amador, partner of Madrid regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso, and his main client, Quirón Prevención.
The case centers on a recent report from the Tax Agency, delivered to the court in late May, which revealed that González Amador invoiced Quirónsalud group a total of €4.4 million between 2021 and 2023. These payments, made through his consultancies Maxwell Cremona and Masterman & Whitaker, averaged nearly €1.5 million per year. The report details annual payments from Quirón Prevención to these firms, raising questions about the legitimacy of the services provided and the tax treatment of these transactions.
Judicial scrutiny is particularly focused on Masterman, one of the two consultancies, which González Amador acquired in December 2020 from Gloria Carrasco for €500,000. Investigators suspect this purchase may have served as a covert payment to Camino, allegedly in exchange for facilitating González Amador’s participation in a lucrative mask procurement deal months earlier. The company, previously named Círculo de Belleza, had minimal business activity and no staff or equipment before the acquisition. After the purchase, González Amador renamed it Masterman and used it to bill Quirón Prevención for quality audit services. Tax authorities believe this structure was used to reduce tax liabilities, citing evidence of “simulation” and noting that Masterman lacked the resources to perform the contracted work.
Quirónsalud, Spain’s largest private hospital group, maintains significant contracts with the Madrid regional government, receiving around €1 billion annually for hospital cooperation. The Tax Agency has informed the court that it launched inspections into both Quirón Prevención and its parent company, Quirónsalud, covering corporate tax years 2020–2023 and VAT for 2021–2023. The agency is also investigating Fernando Camino, the president of Quirón Prevención and González Amador’s superior. Authorities have requested that these tax inspections be suspended to avoid interfering with the ongoing criminal proceedings, as judicial investigations take precedence over administrative reviews.
The case has drawn attention to the intersection of business, politics, and public contracts in Madrid. It comes amid a broader climate of scrutiny over the conduct of public officials and their associates, as seen in other recent high-profile investigations. For example, ongoing probes into the Guardia Civil and SEPI have similarly tested standards of accountability in Spain’s public sector, as highlighted in this recent report on judicial pressure involving public officials. The developments in the Ayuso partner case underscore the growing demand for transparency and oversight in the management of public-private relationships, especially where large sums and political connections are involved.
Spain’s legal framework allows for popular prosecution, enabling political parties and civic groups to participate directly in judicial cases of public interest. This mechanism has played a key role in bringing complex financial and corruption cases to court. The outcome of the current investigation could have significant implications for how business contracts with public administrations are monitored and for the accountability of those in positions of influence. As the judicial process unfolds, further details are expected to emerge regarding the financial flows and decision-making behind the contracts in question.
