Crónica Global · 15 May 2026 · Silvana Antonelli
“El financiero acusado de fingir alianzas con la élite inversora francesa para captar empresas catalanas se sienta ante la justicia”
About: A Invest Spain, S.L.
A Barcelona micro-company against an outlet. Its director answered with specific dates and corrected the names of the companies he says he met. The outlet amended the article and published the rectification. The trial was under way: the judicial outcome is still open.
How it ended, sentence by sentence
The accused
1
The outlet
2
- 1 refuted with a document, or claimed without proof
- 2 the outlet was right, or nobody answered
- 3 denied without proof, opinion, or still open
Article score: 6.7/10
A sentence scores for the accused when a document contradicts it, and for the outlet when it holds up or goes unanswered. A flat denial scores for nobody.
What the outlet published
What the documents say
What the outlet published · Sentence 1
“El ministerio público solicita para él una pena de dos años de prisión por un presunto delito de estafa agravada, tras ser acusado de engañar a la tecnológica Substrate AI mediante la simulación de una alianza estratégica con el gigante financiero francés AllInvest.”
Translation · ES
Prosecutors are seeking a two-year prison sentence for aggravated fraud, after he was accused of deceiving the technology firm Substrate AI by simulating a strategic alliance with the French financial group AllInvest.
What the documents say
«En relación con la sociedad valenciana SUBSTRATE AI nunca fue engañada por nuestra empresa, ni su dirigente. En ningún momento formulamos promesas ni dimos falsas esperanzas a su dirigente, el Sr. Serratosa, presidente de la sociedad.» «La caída en la cotización de SUBSTRATE AI desde mayo de 2022 se atribuye a omisiones en el folleto de información elaborado por la propia dirección de dicha sociedad.»
Translation
"As regards the Valencian company SUBSTRATE AI, it was never deceived by our company or by its director. At no point did we make promises or give false hope to its director, Mr Serratosa, chairman of the company."
"The fall in SUBSTRATE AI's share price since May 2022 is attributable to omissions in the information prospectus drawn up by that company's own management."
David Bouchez, right of rectification published by Crónica Global, 19 May 2026. EDITOR'S NOTE: he does not deny the contract nor the two-year sentence sought by prosecutors.
What the outlet published · Sentence 2
“D.B. se habría presentado, tanto en reuniones presenciales como a través de sus canales profesionales, como el socio exclusivo para España de la firma gala AllInvest. Una vinculación que, según las investigaciones, resultó ser inexistente.”
Translation · ES
D.B. is said to have presented himself, both in face-to-face meetings and through his professional channels, as the exclusive Spanish partner of the French firm AllInvest. A link that, according to the investigation, turned out not to exist.
What the documents say
«La alianza estratégica y colaboración con la sociedad francesa ALL INVEST era real y estaba documentada hasta febrero de 2022.» «All Invest fue socio de A Invest Spain desde el primer trimestre de 2021 hasta febrero de 2022 en que puse fin a nuestra relación.»
Translation
"The strategic alliance and collaboration with the French company ALL INVEST was real and was documented until February 2022."
"All Invest was a partner of A Invest Spain from the first quarter of 2021 until February 2022, when I ended our relationship."
David Bouchez, right of rectification under Organic Law 2/1984, published in full by Crónica Global on 19 May 2026.
What the outlet published · Sentence 3
“La operativa descrita por el Ministerio Fiscal detalla cómo la confianza depositada en estas supuestas credenciales internacionales llevó a Substrate AI a suscribir un contrato el 21 de junio de 2021.”
Translation · ES
The scheme described by the prosecution details how trust placed in these supposed international credentials led Substrate AI to sign a contract on 21 June 2021.
What the outlet published · Sentence 4
“Fue entonces cuando la víctima inició sus propias averiguaciones y descubrió que no existía relación societaria alguna entre A Invest Spain y la matriz francesa.”
Translation · ES
It was then that the victim began its own enquiries and discovered that there was no corporate relationship whatsoever between A Invest Spain and the French parent.
What the outlet published · Sentence 5
“el ahora acusado se acercó a los responsables del grupo para ofrecer servicios de captación de capital similares a los ofrecidos a Substrate AI”
Translation · ES
the now accused approached the group's managers to offer capital-raising services similar to those offered to Substrate AI
What the documents say
«Es inexacto que existiera contacto con el grupo "EL BARRI". Las reuniones se mantuvieron con CANDIGLES SL y el Grupo IGLESIAS.. Durante la presentación del Grupo IGLESIAS, su situación financiera era efectivamente compleja. No se propuso ni se firmó ningún plan de reestructuración ni contrato de rescate con dichas entidades.»
Translation
"It is inaccurate that there was contact with the 'EL BARRI' group. The meetings were held with CANDIGLES SL and Grupo IGLESIAS. During the presentation of Grupo IGLESIAS, its financial situation was indeed complex. No restructuring plan or rescue contract was proposed or signed with those entities."
David Bouchez, right of rectification published by Crónica Global, 19 May 2026.
What the outlet published · Sentence 6
“Al cierre de esta edición, los responsables de A Invest Spain, SL no han ofrecido respuesta alguna a las consultas planteadas.”
Translation · ES
At the time of going to press, those responsible for A Invest Spain, SL had offered no answer to the questions put to them.
What the documents say
«David Bouchez niega que Crónica Global hubiera intentado ponerse en contacto con él previamente a la publicación del artículo.»
Translation
"David Bouchez denies that Crónica Global had attempted to contact him before the article was published."
David Bouchez, right of rectification published by Crónica Global, 19 May 2026. EDITOR'S NOTE: this is the only sentence where the complainant accuses the outlet of a procedural failure rather than a factual error.
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