Manuel March is sentenced to return the 2.4 million he kept from the failed sale of his palace in Mallorca to a Venezuelan. March's husband reported his absence from the notary office where the sale was to be formalized, making the agreement impossible.
Shortly after that first false sale, the grandson of the founder of Banca March sold the property to Swiss owners for 12 million euros. The ruling, which is not final and can be appealed before the Provincial Court of Madrid, reconstructs the facts.