▁inc umb ent ▁President ▁of ▁Madrid , ▁who ▁was ▁accused ▁by ▁the ▁Civil ▁Guard ▁of ▁having ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁contract ▁award ing ▁procedures ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁her ▁party ' s ▁illegal ▁finan cing ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁concluded ▁that ▁Es per anza ▁Agu ir re ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁regional ▁elections ▁unf air ly , ▁with ▁her ▁campaign ▁bud gets ▁well ▁above ▁those ▁leg ally ▁declared , ▁through ▁a ▁system ▁that ▁" h urt ed ▁political ▁pl ural ism ". ▁Al leg edly , ▁these ▁illegal ▁funds ▁would ▁also ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁in ▁Mar iano ▁R ajo y ' s ▁bid ▁for ▁premi ership ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁general ▁election . ▁Sus pic ions ▁of ▁em be zz lement ▁in ▁the ▁Community ▁of ▁Madrid ▁reached ▁as ▁far ▁back ▁as ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁during ▁Alberto ▁Ru iz - G all ard ón ' s ▁premi ership , ▁whose ▁cabinet ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁put ▁under ▁investigation ▁by ▁the ▁Civil ▁Guard . ▁In ▁the ▁meant ime , ▁a ▁separate ▁investigation ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Police ▁into ▁the ▁on going ▁sc and als ▁involving ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁former ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Catal onia ▁Jord i ▁P uj ol ▁linked ▁former ▁Labour ▁Minister ▁Manuel ▁P iment el ▁and ▁Ig na cio ▁López ▁del ▁Hier ro , ▁husband ▁of ▁María ▁Dol ores ▁de ▁C