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Moneyman strikes fear into Spain's ruling party

With his slicked-back grey-streaked hair, impeccable suits and a penchant for being helicoptered to mountain peaks on luxury skiing holidays, Luis Barcenas is the cool-headed moneyman viewed as the greatest threat to Spain's ruling Popular Party. The 55-year-old former party treasurer also faces multiple corruption probes. But the man whose face is regularly splashed on the nation's front pages and broadcast on its television screens shows few outward signs of worry.

UPDATE 2-Central figure in Spain graft scandal appears in court

* Graft scandals deepen public's anger over spending cuts * Former People's Party treasurer in closed-door hearing * Revelations about Barcenas severance pay embarrass Rajoy * Barcenas charged with bribery, money laundering, tax fraud By Julien Toyer

REFILE-Swiss bank account adds twist to Spain corruption scandal

(Corrects typographical error in 12th paragraph) By Fiona Ortiz and Blanca Rodríguez and Julien Toyer MADRID, Feb 21 (Reuters) - When Luis Barcenas, a former treasurer of Spain's ruling People's Party now at the heart of a growing corruption scandal, deposited 14 million euros in a new account at his Swiss bank in 2005 the bank asked him to explain how he came by the money.
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