▁and ▁Justice ▁Minister ▁Rafael ▁Catal á — un ve iled ▁a ▁plot ▁from ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁and ▁Justice ▁minist ries ▁to ▁cover - up ▁the ▁sc andal , ▁seriously ▁putting ▁jud icial ▁independence ▁in ▁Spain ▁into ▁question . ▁In ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁le aked ▁record ings , ▁González ▁pointed ▁to ▁a ▁t ape ▁that ▁would ▁alleg edly ▁show ▁R ajo y ▁receiving ▁b rib es ▁from ▁a ▁business man , ▁and ▁that ▁this ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁by ▁Inter e conom ía ▁CE O ▁Jul io ▁Ari za ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁to ▁black mail ▁him . ▁Con current ly , ▁the ▁anti - cor ruption ▁chief ▁pro sec utor , ▁Manuel ▁Mo ix — re ve aled ▁by ▁police ▁wire t aps ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁fav oured ▁for ▁the ▁job ▁by ▁Ig na cio ▁González ▁before ▁his ▁appointment ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 — was ▁accused ▁of ▁trying ▁to ▁stop ▁investig ations ▁into ▁the ▁P P ▁gra ft ▁accus ations . ▁José ▁Antonio ▁N iet o , ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Security — J uan ▁Ig na cio ▁Zo ido ' s ▁deput y ▁in ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁Ministry — c ame ▁under ▁pressure ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁reve aling ▁details ▁of ▁the ▁on going ▁investig ations ▁to ▁González ' s ▁brother ▁in ▁a ▁private ▁meeting ▁held ▁on ▁ 8 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁By ▁mid - May , ▁the ▁string ▁of ▁sc and als ▁had ▁spl atter ed ▁Crist ina ▁C if u entes ,