The history of Agapito García, the largest debtor of the Treasury, dates back 30 years. It all started at the end of the 80s, when he sold his companies and the Tax Agency accused him of using a company to evade taxes.
Since then, year after year, the Treasury has followed in his footsteps. He has been in court; he has been acquitted; he is always on the list of delinquents of the “old acquaintances” of the Treasury; his story has a documentary; and, at 79 years old, he receives a single and “low” pension.
It’s been a week since the list of delinquents. Among the names that stand out, such as commission agent Luis Medina Abascal, José María Aristrain, Sergi Arola or former soccer player Samuel Eto’o, Agapito García Sánchez appears once again.
The businessman from La Mancha, appears once again as one of the taxpayers who owes the most to the treasury, with a debt that exceeds 15 million euros; although for some time now he has not been the most delinquent natural person.
Failed operation
García Sánchez made his fortune in the 1980s when he ventured into construction and variable capital investment companies (sicav), as described by El Independiente.
His augury moment came to an end when he decided to sell four companies for 23 million euros. After that business, the Treasury considered that the man from La Mancha evaded taxes and in 1990 assigned him a fine of 20 million euros which, plus taxes and surcharges, rose to 36 million, of which they have to pay a little less than half ( 15 million).
When accused by the treasury, García Sánchez had to . On that occasion, the prosecution requested four years in prison for defrauding 1.5 million euros in 2009.
Absolute judgment
Faced with this scenario, the businessman denied being a “fraudster” and accused the Treasury of “arbitrary”, of having been persecuting him for 30 years and of “twisting” the law. “For me, the Tax Agency does not have any credibility.” Furthermore, he maintained in his speech that he was going to “die” fighting her.
Later, García Sánchez beat the Prosecutor’s Office and the State Attorney’s Office in court by granting the businessman an acquittal. Despite the fact that he did not end up in jail, his debt remained valid and he appears on the usual list of “old acquaintances” of the Treasury.
‘Hollywood’ history
The story of Agapito García touched the fiber of the Sevillian filmmaker Alejo Moreno. With it he made the documentary “which revolves around the figure of the businessman and the prosecution of his person by the tax authorities. As can be seen on the documentary’s website, the project makes visible the “violation” of the fundamental rights of Spanish citizens.
Not even for a coffee…
Agapito García’s life went between trials, courts, numbers, debts, depressions. Owing 15 million euros, being retired, with a low pension, is a figure that he will hardly be able to answer. As El Independiente explains, his current economic “availability” is very short and he is away from business life. He lacks university studies and has declared that he does not even have money to pay for a coffee.