Barcagate Scandals:Latest Proofs Claim Ex-President Josep Bartomeu PAID journalists

Barcagate Scandals: Josep Maria Bartomeu in Barcagate: According to reports, Catalan police conducting an inquiry into the Barçagate controversy have discovered proof of payments made to two journalists by the former president of Barcelona, Josep Maria Bartomeu. Prior to this, Bartomeu presided over Barcelona from 2014 until 2020, a period of over seven years. In October, Bartomeu resigned as president of Barcelona after intense criticism from the club’s supporters, who had already demanded a vote of no confidence to remove him from his position before to board re-elections in March. Lionel Messi also expressed his discontent towards him Follow La Liga Updates on InsideSport.IN.

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Barcagate Scandals: FRESH developments in Barcelona Financial Scandal, Latest Proofs Claim Ex-President Josep Bartomeu PAID journalists – Check Out

The probe known as “Barcagate” centres on allegations that Bartomeu’s management surreptitiously paid the PR firm I3 Ventures to perform online work for the club. Bartomeu was detained as part of a police inquiry into the incident, along with three other people: head legal counsel Roman Gomez Ponti, former assistant to the presidency Jaume Masferrer, and club CEO Oscar Grau.

“La policía confirmó pago de Bartomeu a periodistas. Confirmó conversaciones con periodistas para defender a Bartomeu y atacar a Laporta y Font. Marçal Lorente recibió 320.000 euros en 6 años. Laporta canceló su contrato” @Tebasjavier ¿esta es la gente cuyos artículos difundes? pic.twitter.com/Jla80DVjkc

— Míster Seitán (@CuentaMister) February 13, 2023

Bartomeu is accused of organising a campaign to improve Barcelona’s reputation in the community by paying journalists and other social media outlets to defend the club’s executive team and even to criticise players and fans. The local police department, the Mossos d’Esquadra, has been looking into Bartomeu’s actions and is said to have gathered enough evidence to continue their investigation until this summer.

Barcagate Scandals: FRESH developments in Barcelona Financial Scandal, Latest Proofs Claim Ex-President Josep Bartomeu PAID journalists – Check Out

Cadena SER reports that the Mossos have discovered proof of payments made by Bartomeu to two journalists, Marçal Lorente and Albert Lesán, who both fervently supported the former president while he was at Camp Nou.

According to the accusations, Bartomeu wired money to these two journalists via third-party businesses with fictitious descriptions to prevent the transfers from being detected by any systems. ‘A training course in business communication’ and ‘the development of journalistic content for clients’ were included in the purported payment specifications.

Barcagate Scandals: FRESH developments in Barcelona Financial Scandal, Latest Proofs Claim Ex-President Josep Bartomeu PAID journalists – Check Out

A local judge has acknowledged that there are still further papers to be analysed and statements from the accused that need to be heard. As a result, Bartomeu and a number of former Barcelona officials will be subjected to additional questioning regarding this and a number of other matters.

The Mossos discovered evidence a month ago that connected Bartomeu to the leak of Lionel Messi’s contract with the club, a claim the former president has strenuously rejected. This most recent development happened after that discovery.