CARLOS BAUTISTA
Carlos Bautista
A prosecutor for 32 years, nearly 20 of which were at the National Court, Carlos Bautista is an expert in Economic Criminal Law, Extraditions, European Union Law, and holds a Doctorate in Law with the highest honors (cum laude) for his doctoral thesis “A Critical Approach to the European Arrest Warrant.”
Carlos Bautista has been at the forefront of coordinating extraditions and European Arrest Warrants at the National Court since May 2005. He has supervised over 1000 extradition proceedings, making him the most recognized expert in Spain on the subject. He is the author of the reference manual “Passive Extradition Procedure” published by SEPIN.
Since 2006, he has served as Prosecutor during both the investigation and trial phases in economic criminal law cases, the most notable being: RESIDENTES-GRUPO GLOBALIA CASE (massive subsidy fraud), MUNDO MÁGICO CASE (pyramid scheme fraud), JOHN PALMER CASE (pyramid scheme fraud), BAYWEEK CASE (money laundering), ALZICAPITAL CASE, CAIXABANK CASE, and PRESTAMITOS CASE.
Carlos Bautista is an expert in tax fraud, large-scale fraud, corruption crimes in international markets, and money laundering.
Carlos Bautista is also a specialist in penitentiary law, handling penitentiary surveillance matters at the National Court since 2015.
Spanish representative in the European Union’s Jupitter Project, international consultant for the United Nations and the European Union in various workshops and projects on counter-terrorism and anti-money laundering, among others.
Extensive experience in university teaching as an associate professor in the Faculty of Law at Alfonso X University in Criminal Law and Economic Criminal Law, and in the Faculty of Law at Cardenal Cisneros University College in Criminal Law; non-university teaching provided to State Security Forces and Corps as well as members of the Judicial and Prosecutorial careers.
Author of numerous books, articles, and chapters, the most notable being “Compliance and Money Laundering.” Chapter 5 of the collective book “Guide for the Implementation of Compliance in the Company.” Ed Wolters Kluwer. Barcelona, July 2017, or “Manual for Money Laundering Investigation” Edited by the European Union. Tirana. March 2013.
