The public prosecutor's office in Madrid has requested that a preliminary investigation into First Lady Begoña Gómez be dropped, the TV station RTVE, the newspaper El País and other media reported on Thursday, citing the judiciary. Corruption charges are therefore set to be shelved, a spokesman for the judiciary confirmed. The view of the public prosecutor's office carries weight, but only a judge decides whether to open a formal investigation. After possible charges against his wife came to lig