Former King Juan Carlos of Spain Might Return to the Country As Fraud Investigation Against Him Is Dropped

Former King Juan Carlos I could be headed home to Spain after prosecutors dropped three investigations into his finances. The royal initially fled the country in August 2020 amid allegations of money laundering and tax fraud, living in self-imposed exile ever since in a six-bedroom mansion on Zaya Nurai Island, an enclave off Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. But on Wednesday, Spain’s Public Prosecutor’s Office said that it had dropped all of the investigations into the king’s finances, citing insufficient evidence, statute of limitations, and immunity granted to him while serving as head of state. In December, another… Read Full Article