Student Conman Who Fooled King Felipe

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Who is Francisco Nicolás Gómez Iglesias?

Now millions of people in Spain have heard of the fresh-faced man just out of his teens who in just a few years and without any official position in public life managed to hobnob with leading politicians and business figures, even attempting to negotiate in legal matters on behalf of Spain's former King Juan Carlos.

Many of those he met on the way were initially sceptical about this wunderkind with excellent contacts in the governing Popular Party (PP) but his charm and impressive lists of contacts, backed by the evidence of selfies taken with the great and the good which he kept on his mobile phone, usually smoothed away any doubts. 

There is a photograph which sums up Gómez's vertiginous arrival at Spain's top table. Hair slicked back and in a dark suit, the young Francisco is shown bowing his head as he shakes the hand of Spain´s new king, Felipe VI, one of just 2,000 people in attendance at the proclamation party last June.

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