Former Spanish President José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero faces indictment in a corruption investigation related to the government's 2020 bailout of Plus Ultra airline, with court documents citing suspicious conversations suggesting his involvement in exchange for consulting fees paid to his daughters' company. The case is part of a broader corruption scandal affecting Spain's Socialist party, including indictments of senior officials José Luis Ábalos and Santos Cerdán, creating political vulnerability for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.