The former mayor of Lasarte-Oria, who has been mayor for 24 years, has admitted committing “ongoing” crimes of subterfuge and embezzlement between 2000 and 2009 with money earmarked for the Nicaraguan city of Somoto, with which the city is twinned .
Socialist Ana Urchuegia, who was mayor of Lasarte-Oria for 24 years, has reached an agreement with the prosecutor and prosecutors to avoid jail time.
Urchuegia has been under investigation since 2015 for subterfuge and misappropriation of government funds. As he progressed The Diary.esThis agreement has led Urchuegia to admit that between 2000 and 2009, when she was mayor, she committed crimes with grants that were actually for the Nicaraguan city of Somoto. The city of Somoto and Lasarte-Oria are twinned. Apparently 81 files were illegally executed.
With the recognition of the crime, Ana Urchuegia risks a sentence of 18 years disqualification and a symbolic fine of 2160 euros. To do this, the Gipuzkoa Territorial Court must approve the agreement.
Urchuegia, 71, resigned as mayor in 2010 when she was named Basque government deputy for Chile and Peru. She was senator and juntera in the Gipuzkoa general assemblies.
Source: EITB
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