On 24 May 2018 , several Spanish politicians and business-people , including Correa , his lieutenant Pablo Crespo , and former Spanish treasurer Luis Bárcenas , were convicted in the Gürtel case . Correa was sentenced to 51 years in prison while Crespo was jailed for 37 years and six months . Bárcenas , a close ally of Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy , received a 33-year sentence and a fine of € 44m . Bárcenas 's wife , Rosalía Iglesias , was jailed for 15 years , and Correa 's ex-wife , Carmen Rodríguez Quijano , for 14 years and eight months . It was also ruled that the ruling People 's Party had taken part in the kickback scheme since 1989 . Of the 37 individuals charged , 29 were convicted while 8 were acquitted . Following this , on 1 June , Prime Minister Rajoy was ousted by a vote of no confidence
vote of no confidence
2018 vote of no confidence in the government of Mariano Rajoy
Gürtel case