The president of Globovisión and Seguros La Vitalicia was accused of money laundering following a report from the Spanish police in 2019, but the judge determined that there was insufficient evidence against him. In the image, the headquarters of the Audiencia Nacional in Madrid, Spain. Photograph: FDV.
Guacamaya, September 16, 2025. Judges of Spain’s Audiencia Nacional confirmed on September 15 the provisional dismissal of the proceedings against Venezuelan businessman Raúl Gorrín.
The ruling by the Criminal Chamber of the Audiencia Nacional, Section 4, rejected the appeal filed by the popular prosecution represented by Access Info Europe, which had requested the investigation into alleged crimes of money laundering and criminal organization continue.
The court upheld the arguments of Judge María Tardón, who in June 2025 concluded that the investigative phase was exhausted and that there were insufficient grounds to justify continuing the procedure, after 5 years of investigation.
In its order, the Audiencia Nacional explained that the pending inquiries do not affect the accused and that prolonging the investigation without new elements would violate the right to the presumption of innocence. It stated this would constitute “a kind of general inquisition incompatible with the principles of minimal intervention and legal certainty that inspire criminal proceedings in a Rule of Law such as that enshrined in the Spanish Constitution.”
With this resolution, all precautionary measures against Gorrín are lifted, and the court costs are officially imposed. There will be no possibility to appeal this decision through an ordinary appeal, though the possibility of reopening the case remains open should new information or incriminating evidence emerge in the future.
Gorrín was initially charged in 2019 when the Spanish National Police linked him to the operation of a line of credit granted by a Venezuelan company, Rantor Capital, to the state-owned oil company PDVSA.
