2nd search of office of ex-IMF chief Rato
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SPANISH tax agents spent a second day yesterday searching the office of former International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato after he was detained and released as part of a probe into alleged fraud and money laundering.
Rato, once one of Spain’s most prominent politicians, went on his own to his office to be present during the second search.
During the first search on Thursday, he was detained by agents while they searched his apartment. He was then taken in an unmarked police car for the initial search of the office before being allowed to return home shortly after midnight.
A spokesman for Madrid’s regional justice tribunal said yesterday that prosecutors are investigating Rato for possible fraud, money laundering and asset concealment but declined to provide more details because the probe is being conducted under a secrecy order.
While Rato has not been formally charged, he is expected to be called before a judge soon, said the spokesman, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of tribunal rules preventing him from being identified.
Rato was Spain’s economy minister and a deputy premier under conservative ex-Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar between 1996 and 2004. He headed the IMF from 2004 to 2007.
He is also being probed for his former role as CEO of Spanish bank Bankia, which was bailed out in 2012. He has been suspended from the ruling Popular Party.
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