The presenter and lawyer María Victoria Gil Fernández confirmed that her bank accounts in Spain are being investigated for money laundering.
The measure, as detailed in an interview granted to our editorial team this Wednesday, was communicated to him at a branch of Banco Sabadell (Plaza España) when he went to manage the community account of the building he oversees.
“You are under investigation for money laundering until all your accounts are verified in Madrid,” they informed her; days later, she claims, the bank reviewed her transactions, authorized the operations and apologized, as it was a regulated procedure.
Gil placed that episode in the context of the legal case facing his brother, former Minister of Economy Alejandro Gil Fernández, and explained that the banking transaction occurred shortly after his dismissal and amidst the public exposure of the criminal file.
She recounted that the incident affected her “humiliatingly” and even led her to temporarily sever contact with relatives in Cuba, a reaction she later deemed impulsive after learning that the review had concluded without objections to her accounts.
During the interview, the host —a resident of the Canary Islands— emphasized that she did not benefit from her brother's position and defended her professional career and current economic situation in Spain, categorically denying having acted as a frontman.
He stated that he has never received favors or resources from political power and that his assets can be audited.
As part of his statements, Gil described the process against his brother: he recalled that the Prosecutor's Office charges him with, among others, espionage, embezzlement, bribery, tax evasion, money laundering, and forgery, with a request for life imprisonment; and he denounced the secrecy with which —in his opinion— the case has been handled since his dismissal (February 2024) and the subsequent news report from the Television News that announced the opening of the criminal investigation.
He also stated that he has no details about other defendants and that the family officially learned of the arrest a month after he was removed from the position.
In that context, he insisted that Alejandro Gil must answer to justice for those economic crimes that are proven, but he rejected the notion that he should be turned into a “scapegoat” for decisions made collectively at the highest levels.
She also expressed criticism regarding the possibility of a closed-door trial, demanding transparency and fearing for her brother's life in prison, citing family information about his physical deterioration.
The confirmation that their accounts were examined under anti-money laundering protocols adds a piece to the collateral impact of the case against the former minister: according to María Victoria, the repercussions extend not only to the accused but also to their family environment, both in Cuba and abroad, in a scenario where —she claims— media exposure and institutional pressure multiply the personal and professional effects of the case.
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