⚖️Trouble at Camp Nou: Laporta charged with fraud | OneFootball

The president of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, faces a complex legal scenario after being charged with an alleged crime of fraud. The investigation arises from the complaint of a woman who claims to have invested nearly 100,000 euros in two companies directly linked to the Barça executive, funds that apparently may not have been managed lawfully.

Key statements in January

The Spanish justice system has set January 16 as the date when Laporta must appear before the courts. However, he will not be the only member of the club’s executive board under scrutiny. Barcelona’s vice president, Rafael Yuste, as well as other prominent figures in the institutional environment such as former directors Xavier Sala i Martín and Joan Oliver, have also been summoned to testify.

A blow to institutional stability?

This judicial process comes at a delicate moment for the club, adding a new off-the-field concern to Laporta’s management. Although the charges focus on business activities linked to those involved and not directly on the sports entity’s finances, the media and reputational impact on the club is inevitable. The courts must now determine whether there was deception in the investments raised by the companies in question.

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