▁new , ▁massive ▁case ▁of ▁alleg ed ▁cor ruption ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁( d ub bed ▁as ▁" Le zo "), ▁joining ▁the ▁already ▁on going ▁investig ations ▁into ▁the ▁P ún ica ▁and ▁G ür tel ▁sc and als . ▁Operation ▁Le zo ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁arrest ▁of ▁former ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Community ▁of ▁Madrid ▁Ig na cio ▁González , ▁who ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁diver ting ▁millions ▁of ▁eu ros ▁from ▁the ▁public ▁tre as ury ▁into ▁tax ▁ha vens ▁and ▁to ▁pay ▁off ▁his ▁party ' s ▁deb ts ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁regional ▁premier . ▁The ▁scope ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁sc andal ▁reached ▁height s ▁never ▁seen ▁in ▁Spanish ▁politics ▁before . ▁Several ▁companies ▁( nam ely ▁O HL , ▁Price water house Co op ers , ▁Ind ra ▁and ▁Canal ▁de ▁Isabel ▁II , ▁among ▁others ), ▁suspect ▁of ▁having ▁il leg ally ▁fin anced ▁the ▁Mad ril en ian ▁P P , ▁had ▁their ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Spain ▁registered ▁by ▁the ▁police ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁inc rimin ating ▁documentation . ▁Party ▁veter an ▁and ▁former ▁González ' s ▁b oss ▁Es per anza ▁Agu ir re ▁res igned ▁from ▁her ▁remaining ▁political ▁offices ▁after ▁seeing ▁many ▁of ▁her ▁former ▁close ▁advis ers ▁imprison ed ▁or ▁accused . ▁ ▁The ▁le aking ▁of ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁record ings ▁that ▁involved ▁González ▁and ▁various ▁high - ran king ▁P P ▁and ▁government ▁officials — including ▁former ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Val enci an ▁Government ▁Edu ardo ▁Z ap l ana