Judge revokes Spanish prime minister's wife's passport ahead of trial

Government

June 20 (UPI) -- Begona Gomez, the wife of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez , had her passport revoked on Saturday because a judge said she is a flight risk ahead of her trial on corruption charges. Gomez is alleged to have exploited her position in Spain's government to obtain a position at the Complutense University of Madrid and used public money for her own private interests, Politico , El Pais and The New York Times reported. In barring Gomez from leaving the country, Judge Juan Carlos