Carlos Fabra

Carlos Fabra Carreras (born 2 August 1945 in Castellón de la Plana) is a Spanish politician and businessman. He was president of the Provincial Council of Castellón from 1995 to 2011 and one of the leaders of the Partido Popular in the province. He was president of the public company that manages Castellón airport until 22 March 2013, when he resigned after learning that he would be tried in court. He was prosecuted for various offences of influence peddling, bribery and five tax offences, and was sentenced in November 2013 to four years in prison for defrauding the tax authorities of 700,000 euros.

Biography The Fabra family has had a preponderant presence in the politics of the Province of Castellón since the last third of the 19th century, with seven members of the family (including himself and his father) having presided over the Provincial Council during this period. The trial should have been held several years earlier, but up to 8 judges have been called to investigate the case and, at the time of the trial, they have all withdrawn. In 2009, the Diputación de Castellón, over which he presided, published a book extolling the figure of Francisco Franco.

In June 2010 he was indicted for the alleged crimes of bribery and influence peddling. In June 2011 he left the presidency of the Diputación de Castellón, after 16 years at its head.

Carlos Fabra was charged with various offences. In December 2010, the Provincial Court of Castellón declared four of the five tax offences for which he was charged to be time-barred, Subsequently, in 2011, the same Supreme Court reviewed the cases that had been dismissed in the 2008 trial and declared itself incompetent to declare the four offences for which Fabra had been acquitted time-barred. In early 2012, it was expected that the cases to be reviewed would be reopened, with the aim of determining responsibilities.

In February 2013, the Supreme Court ordered that Carlos Fabra should also be tried for bribery. In November 2013 he was sentenced to four years in prison for defrauding the tax authorities of 700,000 euros,

Reactions The leader of the Popular Party, Mariano Rajoy, described Fabra in 2008 as "an exemplary citizen". The president of the Popular Party of the Valencian Community and of the same community at the time (2010), Francisco Camps noted, after the Gürtel case broke out, the "enormous luck" that Fabra and the province of Castellón had in having him.