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   {"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"ef596b92-b230-490b-b15c-87068cd4e38e","kind":"publish","page_slug":"madeira-invest-club","published_at":"2026-09-14T23:23:02.950Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"Madeira Invest Club","sections":[{"content":"Madeira Invest Club presented itself as an exclusive private investment club offering members access to high-yield investment products across multiple asset classes: luxury real estate, gold, yachts, premium whisky, luxury vehicles, digital art, and cryptocurrencies. Membership required a minimum deposit of approximately €2,000, and the platform marketed guaranteed annual returns ranging between 20% and 53%, with insured buybacks on investment products. The club operated a prominent social media and online-course presence, primarily through the influencer persona 'CryptoSpain,' and recruited via affiliate networks and financial forums. According to the Spanish Ministry of the Interior and the formal charges filed by the Audiencia Nacional, no legitimate investment activity underpinned these promised returns; prosecutors allege that the scheme functioned as a Ponzi structure in which early participant payouts were funded from new investor capital rather than genuine gains.","heading":"Overview and Operating Model","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Spain's Civil Guard Arrests Alleged Leader of 260M Euro Crypto-Linked Ponzi Scheme — CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/11/09/spain-s-civil-guard-arrests-alleged-leader-of-260m-euro-crypto-linked-ponzi-scheme"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Spanish Authorities Arrest Crypto Influencer in €260 Million Ponzi Scheme Investigation — CoinCentral","type":"news_article","url":"https://coincentral.com/spanish-authorities-arrest-crypto-influencer-in-e260-million-ponzi-scheme-investigation/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Madeira Invest Club, with 53% Returns, Now Closed Down — Born2Invest","type":"news_article","url":"https://born2invest.com/articles/madeira-invest-club-returns-taxes-closes/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Spanish Ministry of Interior press release — Guardia Civil detains the leader of a fraud exceeding €260M affecting over 3,000 people","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.interior.gob.es/opencms/es/detalle/articulo/La-Guardia-Civil-detiene-al-responsable-de-una-estafa-de-mas-de-260-M-que-afecta-a-mas-de-3000-personas/"}]},{"content":"In May 2023, Spain's National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) issued a public warning stating that Madeira Invest Club operated without proper authorization and lacked the regulatory guarantees normally afforded to investors by licensed financial institutions. The platform continued operating after this warning. According to reporting by Born2Invest and Spanish media, the service abruptly ceased operations in September 2024. In a video circulated via Telegram, the masked figure known as 'Luis' (later identified as Alvaro Romillo) announced the closure, attributing it to the blocking of bank accounts as a result of investigations. As of that announcement, investors were unable to recover their principal. Collective legal complaints were filed within days of the closure.","heading":"Regulatory Warning and Platform Closure","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Madeira Invest Club, with 53% Returns, Now Closed Down — Born2Invest","type":"news_article","url":"https://born2invest.com/articles/madeira-invest-club-returns-taxes-closes/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Desmantelada la estafa piramidal de CryptoSpain que prometía un 53% sin tributar — ADSLZone","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.adslzone.net/noticias/fintech/cierre-cryptospain-madeira-invest-club/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Collective complaint filed by Zaballos Abogados on behalf of 23 companies and 6 individuals","type":"other","url":"https://zaballos.es/abogados/afectados-madeira-invest-club/"}]},{"content":"On November 6–9, 2025, Spanish Guardia Civil arrested Alvaro Romillo Castillo, 39, under Operation PONEI — a coordinated law enforcement action directed by Central Investigation Court No. 4 of the Audiencia Nacional and the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, with operational support from Europol and agencies in the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand. Romillo was charged with mass fraud (estafa), criminal organization, and money laundering. National Court Judge Jose Luis Calama ordered Romillo held in provisional prison without bail, citing significant flight risk due to foreign assets and the complexity of the financial network under investigation. His defense lawyer, Francisco Miranda, withdrew representation in March 2026, citing an 'irreparable breakdown of trust.' In May 2026, Romillo declined to testify before the examining judge as an accused party. As of the time of this writing, Romillo remains in provisional detention; no trial verdict has been issued and all charges remain allegations.","heading":"Arrest and Criminal Charges","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Spanish crypto influencer CryptoSpain detained on $300 million fraud, money laundering charges — The Block","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/378108/spanish-crypto-influencer-cryptospain-detained-on-300-million-fraud-money-laundering-charges"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Spanish Crypto Influencer Alvaro Romillo Jailed Without Bail Over $300M Fraud Case — Yahoo Finance / CryptoNews","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptonews.com/news/spanish-crypto-influencer-alvaro-romillo-jailed-without-bail-over-300m-fraud-case/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Crypto star 'Cryptospain' arrested for scamming investors out of €260 million — Cybernews","type":"news_article","url":"https://cybernews.com/crypto/crypto-influencer-arrested-eur260m-ponzi-case/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"El abogado de Romillo renuncia por pérdida de confianza — Democrata.es","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.democrata.es/tribunales/el-abogado-del-empresario-que-entrego-100000-euros-a-alvise-abandona-su-defensa-por-una-ruptura-de-confianza/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CryptoSpain rechaza declarar ante la Audiencia Nacional — Confilegal","type":"news_article","url":"https://confilegal.com/20260511-cryptospain-rechaza-declarar-ante-la-audiencia-nacional-por-la-presunta-estafa-de-madeira-invest-club/"}]},{"content":"The Audiencia Nacional judge formally charged Romillo and nine co-defendants with defrauding 3,062 investors of €185.5 million between January 2023 and September 2024, according to the judiciary's official press office. The indictment identifies Romillo as the alleged leader and organizer who devised the scheme, coordinated fund collection, manipulated platform information, and distributed proceeds. The judge described the defendants' conduct as 'engañoso' (deceptive) with intent 'meramente captatorio' (purely focused on capturing capital). A solidary bail of €247.3 million was imposed across all ten defendants. Assets placed under investigation include 52 companies, 106 bank accounts, real estate, and vessels spanning 15 jurisdictions. A parallel money laundering investigation is proceeding separately. The judge also attributed an alleged tax fraud of approximately €88 million to Romillo as an additional charge. Note: total alleged fraud figures cited by different authorities range from €185.5 million (formal indictment amount) to €260 million and higher (Spanish Ministry of Interior and press reports reflecting the broader volume of funds that passed through the platform); the discrepancy likely reflects the difference between formally charged losses and total platform flows.","heading":"Formal Indictment and Scale of Alleged Fraud","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"El juez de la Audiencia Nacional procesa al creador de la plataforma Madeira Invest y otras nueve personas — Poder Judicial (Spanish Judiciary official press release)","type":"court_filing","url":"https://www.poderjudicial.es/cgpj/es/Poder-Judicial/Audiencia-Nacional/Oficina-de-Comunicacion/Notas-de-prensa/El-juez-de-la-Audiencia-Nacional-procesa-al-creador-de-la-plataforma-Madeira-Invest-y-otras-nueve-personas-por-estafar-a-3-062-inversores-"},{"credibility":2,"name":"El juez suma un presunto fraude fiscal de 88 millones al empresario que pagó 100.000 euros a 'Alvise' — Infobae","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.infobae.com/espana/agencias/2026/04/06/el-juez-suma-un-presunto-fraude-fiscal-de-88-millones-al-empresario-que-pago-100000-euros-a-alvise/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Embargados 260 millones por una posible macroestafa (Madeira Invest Club) — LawAndTrends","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.lawandtrends.com/noticias/penal/embargados-260-millones-por-una-posible-macroestafa-madeira-invest-club-1.html"}]},{"content":"As of mid-2026, Audiencia Nacional Judge Jose Luis Calama has officially recognized 464 individuals as victims in the proceedings. The judge grouped them into four formal victim associations for procedural purposes: a group of 15 investors with combined losses exceeding €15 million (represented by lawyer Victor Soriano); 67 investors via the Cryptocurrency Users Association with €11.3 million in losses; 328 clients of Zaballos Abogados with reported losses of €32.8 million; and a further 19 individuals with approximately €1 million in damages. Total recognized losses across all four groups exceed €60 million, and the broader pool of claimants extends to more than 3,000 investors globally. A separate victim communication series published by Zaballos Abogados (Comunicados Afectados Nos. 1–13) documents the ongoing litigation. A separate group of approximately 400 affected investors submitted an appeal to the Audiencia Nacional in September 2025, requesting Romillo's provisional detention before his eventual November 2025 arrest.","heading":"Victim Litigation and Court-Recognized Losses","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Spanish court recognizes 464 victims in the Madeira Invest Club case — RussSpain","type":"news_article","url":"https://russpain.com/en/news-3/madeira-invest-club-scandal-court-recognizes-464-victims-and-massive-losses-400702/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Caso Madeira Invest Club: 400 afectados exigen prisión provisional para CryptoSpain — Confilegal","type":"news_article","url":"https://confilegal.com/20250909-caso-madeira-invest-club-400-afectados-exigen-prision-provisional-para-crytospain-en-su-recurso-de-apelacion-ante-la-an/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"AFECTADOS MADEIRA INVEST CLUB — Zaballos Abogados","type":"other","url":"https://zaballos.es/abogados/afectados-madeira-invest-club/"}]},{"content":"According to the Audiencia Nacional indictment and reporting by multiple outlets, the Madeira Invest Club operated through a network of at least 52 companies and 106 bank accounts across 15 jurisdictions, including Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Albania, the Dominican Republic, the United States, Malaysia, Belgium, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Singapore. An account in Singapore holding approximately €29–30 million was a key factor in securing Romillo's remand in custody; the court cited this account as evidence of both the scheme's international reach and Romillo's flight risk. In Albania, two affiliated entities — 'Worned' and 'Wortonova' — suspended operations in January and October 2025 respectively, with Albania's Special Court approving seizure orders in October 2025. Romillo's father, Domingo Romillo Iriarte, is identified in some reports as a co-operator working through Portuguese- and Estonian-registered entities.","heading":"International Corporate and Banking Network","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Two 'Madeira Invest Club' companies under investigation — VoxNews Albania","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.voxnews.al/english/aktualitet/dy-kompani-te-madeira-invest-club-nen-hetim-si-perfundoi-ne-shqiperi--i102254"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Madeira Invest Club Investigation: Court Uncovers €30 Million in Singapore Accounts — RussSpain","type":"news_article","url":"https://russpain.com/en/news-3/spanish-businessman-arrested-over-alleged-ponzi-scheme-and-millions-moved-abroad-319369/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"El juez de la Audiencia Nacional procesa al creador de la plataforma Madeira Invest — Poder Judicial (official press release)","type":"court_filing","url":"https://www.poderjudicial.es/cgpj/es/Poder-Judicial/Audiencia-Nacional/Oficina-de-Comunicacion/Notas-de-prensa/El-juez-de-la-Audiencia-Nacional-procesa-al-creador-de-la-plataforma-Madeira-Invest-y-otras-nueve-personas-por-estafar-a-3-062-inversores-"}]},{"content":"Spanish media and investigators have documented a financial connection between Romillo and far-right Spanish Member of the European Parliament Luis 'Alvise' Perez. According to reporting by multiple outlets including Infobae and ABC, Romillo paid Alvise €100,000 in cash — a payment Alvise has acknowledged but characterizes as a fee for a lecture on financial topics. Investigators, however, alleged the transfer was connected to the 2024 European Parliament campaign and that communications recovered during the investigation include a message in which Alvise allegedly wrote 'En cash es irrastreable, si. OK' ('In cash it's untraceable, yes. OK'). The political connection has drawn coverage about whether funds from the alleged scheme may have entered Spanish political campaign financing. No charges against Alvise in connection with the Madeira Invest Club have been reported as of this writing; the allegation that campaign funds were derived from the scheme remains under investigation and has not been adjudicated.","heading":"Political Connections","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"How a $300 Million Crypto Scheme Linked a Crypto Kingpin to Spain's Far Right — Yahoo Finance","type":"news_article","url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/300-million-crypto-scheme-linked-214530537.html"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Afectados por el Madeira Invest Club denuncian al financiador de Alvise — Infobae","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.infobae.com/espana/2024/10/01/afectados-por-el-madeira-invest-club-denuncian-al-financiador-de-alvise-por-ejercer-de-asesor-fiscal-sin-titulacion/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Affected by the closure of Madeira Invest Club they demand that Alvise return the 100,000 euros — Ground.News","type":"news_article","url":"https://ground.news/article/alvise-sought-entrepreneurs-to-expand-the-financial-framework-linked-to-madeira-invest-club_1de05c"}]},{"content":"As of September 2026, the case is in the pre-trial (instruccion) phase at the Audiencia Nacional. All charges against Romillo and his nine co-defendants are allegations; no trial has concluded and no verdict has been issued. Romillo has been held in provisional prison since November 2025. He declined to testify before the examining judge in May 2026, which is his legal right under Spanish law and does not constitute an admission of guilt. His original defense lawyer withdrew in March 2026. A separate money laundering investigation runs in parallel to the fraud proceedings. The maximum potential sentence if convicted on mass fraud charges is reportedly 9–18 years' imprisonment. The bail amount set for the ten defendants collectively is €247.3 million (solidary). The case is being monitored by victim groups represented by at least two law firms (Zaballos Abogados and others) and has been flagged by Europol as a significant cross-border financial crime.","heading":"Legal Status and Outstanding Proceedings","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"El juez de la Audiencia Nacional procesa al creador de la plataforma Madeira Invest — Poder Judicial","type":"court_filing","url":"https://www.poderjudicial.es/cgpj/es/Poder-Judicial/Audiencia-Nacional/Oficina-de-Comunicacion/Notas-de-prensa/El-juez-de-la-Audiencia-Nacional-procesa-al-creador-de-la-plataforma-Madeira-Invest-y-otras-nueve-personas-por-estafar-a-3-062-inversores-"},{"credibility":2,"name":"El empresario que dio 100.000 euros a 'Alvise' rechaza declarar como procesado — Infobae","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.infobae.com/espana/agencias/2026/05/11/el-empresario-que-dio-100000-euros-a-alvise-rechaza-declarar-como-procesado-por-presunta-estafa-con-criptomonedas/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Spanish Crypto Influencer Alvaro Romillo Jailed Without Bail — Finance Feeds","type":"news_article","url":"https://financefeeds.com/cryptospain-founder-alvaro-romillo-detained-without-bail-over-300m-fraud/"}]}],"sources_used":[{"credibility":1,"name":"El juez de la Audiencia Nacional procesa al creador de la plataforma Madeira Invest — Poder Judicial (official judiciary press release)","type":"court_filing","url":"https://www.poderjudicial.es/cgpj/es/Poder-Judicial/Audiencia-Nacional/Oficina-de-Comunicacion/Notas-de-prensa/El-juez-de-la-Audiencia-Nacional-procesa-al-creador-de-la-plataforma-Madeira-Invest-y-otras-nueve-personas-por-estafar-a-3-062-inversores-"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Spanish Ministry of Interior — Guardia Civil detains the leader of a fraud exceeding €260M","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.interior.gob.es/opencms/es/detalle/articulo/La-Guardia-Civil-detiene-al-responsable-de-una-estafa-de-mas-de-260-M-que-afecta-a-mas-de-3000-personas/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Spanish crypto influencer CryptoSpain detained on $300 million fraud, money laundering charges — The Block","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/378108/spanish-crypto-influencer-cryptospain-detained-on-300-million-fraud-money-laundering-charges"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Spain's Civil Guard Arrests Alleged Leader of 260M Euro Crypto-Linked Ponzi Scheme — CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/11/09/spain-s-civil-guard-arrests-alleged-leader-of-260m-euro-crypto-linked-ponzi-scheme"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Spanish Crypto Influencer Alvaro Romillo Jailed Without Bail Over $300M Fraud Case — CryptoNews","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptonews.com/news/spanish-crypto-influencer-alvaro-romillo-jailed-without-bail-over-300m-fraud-case/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Crypto star 'Cryptospain' arrested for scamming investors out of €260 million — Cybernews","type":"news_article","url":"https://cybernews.com/crypto/crypto-influencer-arrested-eur260m-ponzi-case/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Spanish Authorities Arrest Crypto Influencer in €260 Million Ponzi Scheme Investigation — CoinCentral","type":"news_article","url":"https://coincentral.com/spanish-authorities-arrest-crypto-influencer-in-e260-million-ponzi-scheme-investigation/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"How a $300 Million Crypto Scheme Linked a Crypto Kingpin to Spain's Far Right — Yahoo Finance","type":"news_article","url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/300-million-crypto-scheme-linked-214530537.html"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Spanish Crypto Influencer Alvaro Romillo Jailed Without Bail Over $300M Fraud Case — Yahoo Finance","type":"news_article","url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/spanish-crypto-influencer-lvaro-romillo-063633791.html"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Madeira Invest Club, with 53% Returns, Now Closed Down — Born2Invest","type":"news_article","url":"https://born2invest.com/articles/madeira-invest-club-returns-taxes-closes/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Spanish court recognizes 464 victims in the Madeira Invest Club case — RussSpain","type":"news_article","url":"https://russpain.com/en/news-3/madeira-invest-club-scandal-court-recognizes-464-victims-and-massive-losses-400702/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Madeira Invest Club Investigation: Court Uncovers €30 Million in Singapore Accounts — RussSpain","type":"news_article","url":"https://russpain.com/en/news-3/spanish-businessman-arrested-over-alleged-ponzi-scheme-and-millions-moved-abroad-319369/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Madeira Invest Club Scandal: Court Jails Entrepreneur Without Bail — RussSpain","type":"news_article","url":"https://russpain.com/en/news-3/cryptospain-businessman-arrested-in-major-crypto-pyramid-case-in-spain-320067/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Caso Madeira Invest Club: 400 afectados exigen prisión provisional para CryptoSpain — Confilegal","type":"news_article","url":"https://confilegal.com/20250909-caso-madeira-invest-club-400-afectados-exigen-prision-provisional-para-crytospain-en-su-recurso-de-apelacion-ante-la-an/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"CryptoSpain rechaza declarar ante la Audiencia Nacional — Confilegal","type":"news_article","url":"https://confilegal.com/20260511-cryptospain-rechaza-declarar-ante-la-audiencia-nacional-por-la-presunta-estafa-de-madeira-invest-club/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"El juez suma un presunto fraude fiscal de 88 millones al empresario — 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2023 until its abrupt closure in September 2024. Its founder, Alvaro Romillo Castillo, known publicly as 'CryptoSpain' or 'Luis,' was arrested in November 2025 under Operation PONEI, coordinated by Spain's Guardia Civil and Europol, on charges of mass fraud, criminal organization, and money laundering. As of mid-2026, Romillo remains in provisional prison, has been formally charged alongside nine co-defendants by a judge of the Audiencia Nacional, and the case is in pre-trial proceedings; no verdict has been issued.","timeline":[{"date":"2023-01","event":"Madeira Invest Club begins operations, marketing itself as a private investment club with promised annual returns of 20–53% across crypto, real estate, luxury assets, and digital art.","source":"CoinCentral / Born2Invest","source_url":"https://coincentral.com/spanish-authorities-arrest-crypto-influencer-in-e260-million-ponzi-scheme-investigation/"},{"date":"2023-05","event":"Spain's National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) issues a public warning that Madeira Invest Club operates without authorization and without standard investor protections.","source":"Born2Invest","source_url":"https://born2invest.com/articles/madeira-invest-club-returns-taxes-closes/"},{"date":"2024-09","event":"Madeira Invest Club abruptly closes. In a Telegram video, the masked figure 'Luis' (Alvaro Romillo) announces closure, citing blocked bank accounts due to investigations. Investors are unable to recover funds.","source":"Born2Invest / Infobae","source_url":"https://born2invest.com/articles/madeira-invest-club-returns-taxes-closes/"},{"date":"2024-09-24","event":"Zaballos Abogados files a collective criminal complaint at the Central Investigation Courts of the Audiencia Nacional against the Madeira Invest Club, Alvaro Romillo, and related parties on behalf of an initial group of victims seeking recovery of more than €15 million.","source":"Zaballos Abogados","source_url":"https://zaballos.es/abogados/afectados-madeira-invest-club/"},{"date":"2024-10","event":"Albanian National Business Center registers seizure orders against two MIC-linked companies ('Worned' and 'Wortonova') approved by Albania's Special Court.","source":"VoxNews Albania","source_url":"https://www.voxnews.al/english/aktualitet/dy-kompani-te-madeira-invest-club-nen-hetim-si-perfundoi-ne-shqiperi--i102254"},{"date":"2025-09","event":"Approximately 400 affected investors file an appeal at the Audiencia Nacional requesting provisional detention of Romillo pending the investigation.","source":"Confilegal","source_url":"https://confilegal.com/20250909-caso-madeira-invest-club-400-afectados-exigen-prision-provisional-para-crytospain-en-su-recurso-de-apelacion-ante-la-an/"},{"date":"2025-11-06","event":"Operation PONEI: Spanish Guardia Civil arrests Alvaro Romillo Castillo ('CryptoSpain') on charges of mass fraud, criminal organization, and money laundering. Europol and agencies from the US, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand cooperate in the operation.","source":"The Block / Spanish Ministry of Interior","source_url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/378108/spanish-crypto-influencer-cryptospain-detained-on-300-million-fraud-money-laundering-charges"},{"date":"2025-11-09","event":"Audiencia Nacional Judge Jose Luis Calama orders Romillo held in provisional prison without bail, citing flight risk based on €29–30 million in Singapore bank accounts and an extensive international corporate network.","source":"Yahoo Finance / CryptoNews","source_url":"https://cryptonews.com/news/spanish-crypto-influencer-alvaro-romillo-jailed-without-bail-over-300m-fraud-case/"},{"date":"2026-03-06","event":"Romillo's defense lawyer Francisco Miranda withdraws representation, citing an 'irreparable breakdown of the essential relationship of trust.'","source":"Democrata.es / The Objective","source_url":"https://theobjective.com/espana/2026-03-06/renuncia-el-abogado-empresario-que-pago-100-000-euros-alvise/"},{"date":"2026-04-06","event":"The examining judge adds an alleged tax fraud of approximately €88 million to the charges against Romillo.","source":"Infobae","source_url":"https://www.infobae.com/espana/agencias/2026/04/06/el-juez-suma-un-presunto-fraude-fiscal-de-88-millones-al-empresario-que-pago-100000-euros-a-alvise/"},{"date":"2026-05-11","event":"Romillo declines to testify before the Audiencia Nacional examining judge as a formally accused party. Case proceeds in the instruccion (pre-trial) phase.","source":"Infobae / Confilegal","source_url":"https://confilegal.com/20260511-cryptospain-rechaza-declarar-ante-la-audiencia-nacional-por-la-presunta-estafa-de-madeira-invest-club/"}]},"v":1}

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