Spanish PM’s wife to face trial over influence peddling, embezzlement allegations

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s wife, Begoña Gómez, is set to stand trial on charges of influence peddling and embezzlement. Investigating Judge Juan Carlos Peinado on Monday ordered Gómez and Cristina Álvarez, her aide at La Moncloa, the prime minister’s office, to face trial after Madrid’s Provincial Court cleared the way in July, Spanish media reported. The case centers on accusations that Gómez used her relationship to advance her career and co-direct a program at Madrid’s Complutense