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Former King Of Spain Is Leaving Country Amid Investigations Into Financial Dealings

Juan Carlos I, who is credited with guiding the country out of dictatorship and into democracy, is under investigation by Spanish authorities for his personal Swiss bank account.
Juan Carlos, the former king of Spain, pictured in 2016, is being investigated for possible corruption and is leaving for an undisclosed country.

The former king of Spain, Juan Carlos I, is leaving the country, he announced in a letter to his son, the current king, on

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