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'''Rodrigo de Rato y Figaredo''' is a [[Spanish]] [[politician]] who was [[Spanish Minister of Economy]] from 1996 to 2004; a member of the conservative [[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]] (PP), he was also First Deputy Prime Minister from 2003 to 2004. Subsequently he became Managing Director of the [[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF) and served from 2004 to 2007. Later he was convicted of [[embezzlement]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/23/former-imf-chief-gets-four-years-jail-after-corruption-trial-in-spain</ref>
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He was awaiting trial a year later when his name appeared in the [[Panama Papers]].
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'''Rodrigo de Rato y Figaredo''' is a Spanish political figure who served in the government of Spain as [[Ministry of Economy and Finance (Spain)|Minister of the Economy]] from 1996 to 2004; a member of the conservative [[People's Party (Spain)|People's Party]] (PP), he was also First Deputy Prime Minister from 2003 to 2004. Subsequently he became Managing Director of the [[International Monetary Fund]] (IMF) and served from 2004 to 2007.
 
  
 
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He left the IMF on 31 October 2007, after the World Bank-IMF annual meetings. He was president of [[Bankia]] between 3 December 2010 and until its bankruptcy 7 May 2012. Rato was arrested on 16 April 2015, and charged with [[fraud]], [[embezzlement]] and [[money laundering]].<ref>[http://www.rtve.es/noticias/20150416/registro-domicilio-rodrigo-rato/1131140.shtml «Rato, detenido en el registro de su vivienda en Madrid por supuestos delitos de fraude y blanqueo.»] [[RTVE]]. Retrieved 16 April 2015.</ref><ref name="BBC News 16 April 2015">{{cite web | title= Spanish police search home and off ex-IMF chief Rodrigo Rato |url=http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32335842| author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date= 16 April 2015 | website= BBC News | accessdate= 16 April 2015}}</ref> His case was still awaiting trial a year later when his name appeared in the [[Panama Papers]].<ref>
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He left the IMF on 31 October 2007, after the World Bank-IMF annual meetings. He was president of [[Bankia]] between 3 December 2010 and until its bankruptcy 7 May 2012.  
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}}</ref> Despite his prior assurances that he did not own companies in tax havens,<ref>
 
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}}</ref> It has been reported that he owes taxes to both the Spanish and Panamanian governments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elmundo.es/espana/2016/04/18/5714087ee2704ed7068b4632.html|title=Rodrigo Rato dejó a deber dinero incluso a la Hacienda de Panamá|website=ELMUNDO|access-date=2016-04-18}}</ref>
 
  
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Rato was arrested on 16 April 2015, and charged with [[fraud]], [[embezzlement]] and [[money laundering]].<ref>[http://www.rtve.es/noticias/20150416/registro-domicilio-rodrigo-rato/1131140.shtml «Rato, detenido en el registro de su vivienda en Madrid por supuestos delitos de fraude y blanqueo.»] [[RTVE]]. Retrieved 16 April 2015.</ref><ref name="BBC News 16 April 2015">http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32335842</ref> His case was still awaiting trial a year later when his name appeared in the [[Panama Papers]].<ref>http://www.europapress.es/videos/video-rodrigo-rato-tambien-papeles-panama-20160418104035.html</ref> Despite his prior assurances that he did not own companies in tax havens,<ref>http://politica.elpais.com/politica/2015/04/17/actualidad/1429274743_373299.html</ref> apparently he used two offshore companies to avoid taxes on millions of euros kept overseas.<ref>http://www.diariodenavarra.es/noticias/actualidad/nacional/2016/04/18/rato_tambien_los_papeles_panama_mas_millones_dos_offshore_448764_1031.html</ref> It has been reported that he owes taxes to both the Spanish and Panamanian governments.<ref>http://www.elmundo.es/espana/2016/04/18/5714087ee2704ed7068b4632.html</ref>
  
 
==Embezzlement==
 
==Embezzlement==
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On 23 February 2017, Rato was found guilty of [[embezzlement]] and sentenced to 4½ years' imprisonment.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jones|first1=Sam|title=Former IMF chief gets four years in jail for embezzlement in Spain|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/23/former-imf-chief-gets-four-years-jail-after-corruption-trial-in-spain|accessdate=24 February 2017|work=The Guardian|date=23 January 2017}}</ref>
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On 23 February 2017, Rato was found guilty of [[embezzlement]] and sentenced to 4½ years' imprisonment.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/23/former-imf-chief-gets-four-years-jail-after-corruption-trial-in-spain</ref>
  
 
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Person.png Rodrigo de Rato Figaredo  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(politician)
Rodrigo de Rato Figaredo.jpg
BornRodrigo de Rato y Figaredo
1949-03-18
Madrid, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Alma materComplutense University of Madrid, University of California, Berkeley
Criminal charge
embezzlement
Criminal penalty
4½ years' imprisonment
Parents • Ramón Rato
• Aurora Figaredo
Children3
SpouseGela Alarco
PartyPeople's Party, (temporarily resigned membership)
Bilderberg 1992, 1994, 2005 and 2007, embezzler, money laundering, IMF managing director, Panama Papers

Employment.png Bankia/President

In office
3 December 2010 - 7 May 2012
Until its bankruptcy

Employment.png First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain

In office
3 September 2003 - 17 April 2004
Succeeded byPedro Solbes Mira

Employment.png Second Deputy Prime Minister of Spain

In office
6 May 1996 - 4 September 2003

Rodrigo de Rato y Figaredo is a Spanish politician who was Spanish Minister of Economy from 1996 to 2004; a member of the conservative People's Party (PP), he was also First Deputy Prime Minister from 2003 to 2004. Subsequently he became Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and served from 2004 to 2007. Later he was convicted of embezzlement.[1] He was awaiting trial a year later when his name appeared in the Panama Papers.

Career

He left the IMF on 31 October 2007, after the World Bank-IMF annual meetings. He was president of Bankia between 3 December 2010 and until its bankruptcy 7 May 2012.

Rato was arrested on 16 April 2015, and charged with fraud, embezzlement and money laundering.[2][3] His case was still awaiting trial a year later when his name appeared in the Panama Papers.[4] Despite his prior assurances that he did not own companies in tax havens,[5] apparently he used two offshore companies to avoid taxes on millions of euros kept overseas.[6] It has been reported that he owes taxes to both the Spanish and Panamanian governments.[7]

Embezzlement

On 23 February 2017, Rato was found guilty of embezzlement and sentenced to 4½ years' imprisonment.[8]


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/199221 May 199224 May 1992France
Royal Club Evian
Evian-les-Bains		The 40th Bilderberg. It had 121 participants.
Bilderberg/19942 June 19945 June 1994Finland
Helsinki		The 42nd Bilderberg, in Helsinki.
Bilderberg/200731 May 20073 June 2007Turkey
Istanbul		The 55th Bilderberg meeting, held in Turkey
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References

  1. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/23/former-imf-chief-gets-four-years-jail-after-corruption-trial-in-spain
  2. ↑ «Rato, detenido en el registro de su vivienda en Madrid por supuestos delitos de fraude y blanqueo.» RTVE. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  3. ↑ http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32335842
  4. ↑ http://www.europapress.es/videos/video-rodrigo-rato-tambien-papeles-panama-20160418104035.html
  5. ↑ http://politica.elpais.com/politica/2015/04/17/actualidad/1429274743_373299.html
  6. ↑ http://www.diariodenavarra.es/noticias/actualidad/nacional/2016/04/18/rato_tambien_los_papeles_panama_mas_millones_dos_offshore_448764_1031.html
  7. ↑ http://www.elmundo.es/espana/2016/04/18/5714087ee2704ed7068b4632.html
  8. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/23/former-imf-chief-gets-four-years-jail-after-corruption-trial-in-spain
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