What they printed.
What the other side says.

The part nobody else publishes: what the person named answered, in their words.

• Carlos de Ory replied to El Cierre Digital

  “El empresario llegó a declarar como investigado.”

  Being questioned as an investigado, if that is the correct procedural status, is not a conviction and does not establish that any crime has been committed. Spanish criminal procedure protects the presumption of innocence…

  28 Aug 2026

• Carlos de Ory replied to El Cierre Digital

  “Para algunos inversores aquello funcionó como un auténtico aval de credibilidad.”

  That is an investor’s perception, not evidence of wrongdoing. Media coverage, professional recognition or public visibility can contribute to someone's perception of credibility, but that does not establish that those el…

  28 Aug 2026

• Carlos de Ory replied to El Cierre Digital

  “La investigación deberá esclarecer si Eco Beach City fue un proyecto empresarial que terminó fracasando o si, como sostienen los querellantes, se utilizó desde el principio una apariencia de solvencia y prestigio para captar millones de euros destinados a unas villas y parcelas que nunca llegaron.”

  There is nothing wrong with investigating financial flows, but the wording creates suspicion without presenting evidence of unexplained money. The appropriate way to address this question is through accounting records, b…

  28 Aug 2026

• Carlos de Ory replied to El Cierre Digital

  “Diferentes conteos han situado en torno a los 17 millones de euros los ingresos obtenidos por sociedades relacionadas con Eco Beach City y otros proyectos vinculados a De Ory, mientras que las estimaciones sobre el posible perjuicio económico rondan los 15 millones.”

  The article also appears to characterize approximately €17 million as an alleged “economic loss” or financial harm. This is highly misleading and requires clarification. The approximately €17 million figure does not rep…

  28 Aug 2026

• Carlos de Ory replied to El Cierre Digital

  “"La UDEF está investigando, parece ser que está contactando con algunos de los afectados para recabar información", confirma también a elcierredigital.com uno de los integrantes de la querella, que asegura haber recibido esa información a través del despacho que les representa.”

  The article itself relies on a complainant who says that he obtained this information through the law firm representing the complainants. That is hearsay, not an official confirmation from the UDEF, the police or the cou…

  28 Aug 2026

• Carlos de Ory replied to El Cierre Digital

  “En 2025 una jueza de Bilbao abrió diligencias contra Carlos de Ory por presuntos delitos de estafa, apropiación indebida y publicidad engañosa relacionados con Eco Beach City.”

  I personally gave a statement in connection with the proceedings last year. During that process, it became apparent that the judge did not have information concerning a number of relevant facts about the project, includi…

  28 Aug 2026