Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife Begoña Gómez was formally charged with embezzlement, influence peddling, and corruption after a two-year investigation by Madrid judge Juan Carlos Peinado, accused of using her position to secure a university job and advance private interests. The charges come during a difficult period for Sánchez—his brother faces influence-peddling charges next month and two former government ministers are on trial for pandemic-era corruption. The investigation originated from a complaint by Manos Limpias, a trade union with far-right connections that Sánchez has dismissed as politically motivated, though the judge's ruling found evidence of favoritism tied to her husband's political power. Gómez and the two others charged have denied all allegations, and a jury trial would require the courts to decide next whether to proceed.