Barcelona chairman Laporta charged with aggravated swindling: reports

Turmoil at Barcelona. On the day of the Extraordinary General Assembly, El Confidencial published that the 21st Court of Instruction of Barcelona has charged Joan Laporta with a crime of aggravated fraud. He allegedly diverted money from an investor to China to appropriate his funds.
The president will testify on 16 January at 11.00 CET. This situation was brought about by the complaint filed by ATO, who transferred 50.000 euros in a structure managed by the chairman of Barcelona under the promise of a supposed annual profitability of 6%.
Joan Laporta will not be the only one to appear in court. Also summoned are Sandra Sole, the alleged intermediary who acted in the appropriation of the money, and Joan Oliver, a close friend of Laporta. The fourth person involved was the legal representative of CSSB Limited, a Hong Kong company that took part in the alleged fraud.
Aggravated fraud is a crime punishable by the Penal Code with sentences of between four and eight years in prison, in addition to a financial penalty. Money that came to Barcelona in October 2016 as a result of several investments that were summarised in the creation of the Beijing Institute of Technology.