Carlos Jiménez Villarejo facts for kids
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Carlos Jiménez Villarejo
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Villarejo in 2014
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| Born | 1935 (89 or 90 years old) Málaga
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| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | Prosecutor |
| Political party | Podemos |
Carlos Jiménez Villarejo was born in 1935 in Málaga, Spain. He is a Spanish lawyer who used to work as a public prosecutor. A public prosecutor is a lawyer who works for the government. Their job is to make sure laws are followed and to bring cases against people who might have broken them.
Mr. Villarejo is known for his work against financial wrongdoing. He specialized in fighting against things like tax havens. A tax haven is a country or place where people or companies can keep their money to avoid paying taxes in their home country. He also worked to stop money-laundering. This is when money earned illegally is made to look like it came from a legal source. He worked with a group called ATTAC to help stop these activities.
In 2014, Carlos Jiménez Villarejo briefly served in the European Parliament. This is a group of elected people who help make laws for countries in Europe. He represented a Spanish political party called Podemos. He stopped working with Podemos in 2016.
See also
In Spanish: Carlos Jiménez Villarejo para niños
