Begona Gomez is accompanying her husband, Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez, on his official visit to China

Begona Gomez is accompanying her husband, Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez, on his official visit to China

 ANDRES MARTINEZ CASARES

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s wife, Begona Gomez, has been formally charged with corruption after a years-long criminal investigation, according to a court ruling published Monday.

The probe is one of several corruption cases that have embroiled the Socialist leader’s family and former allies, putting pressure on his minority coalition government.

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