The Irish Times

Jailed Rodrigo Rato is the poster boy for ills of Spanish banks

Former IMF director one of 65 bank executives convicted in €12m ‘black card’ scheme

Sat Feb 25 2017 - 08:00

Rodrigo Rato misused credit cards as head of Caja Madrid at height of financial crisis

Thu Feb 23 2017 - 17:10

Close ties with the political and financial classes sealed the financier’s fate – with jail now a very real possibility

Mon Nov 03 2014 - 02:00

Politicians, businesspeople and civil servants implicated in investigation

Wed Oct 29 2014 - 10:33

String of public figures forced to resign in fallout from crisis

Mon Oct 13 2014 - 13:55

Up to €15.5m allegedly spent by senior figures, some of it on clothes and travel

Fri Oct 03 2014 - 16:59

Former directors of bailed-out lender HSH Nordbank due in court

Wed Jul 24 2013 - 08:08

Move on senior financier a signal of intent to pursue those behind bank collapses

Sat May 18 2013 - 01:00