lisbon former portuguese prime minister jose socrates indict graft money launder charge wednesday vast corruption investigation dismiss politically-motivated socrates repeatedly deny wrongdoing lawyer joao araujo say would fight charge contain 4,000-page indictment 4,000 page part spectacle serve make believe something nothing araujo tell reporters indictment issue four-year inquiry accuse socrates play pivotal role receive millions euros scheme involve disgrace former head espirito santo bank empire portugal telecom entities since cease exist inflict billions euros losses taxpayers shareholders former top brass accuse crimes separate investigations socrates socialist prime minister 2005 2011 charge three count passive corruption hold political office 16 count money-laundering nine count forge document three count tax fraud commit 2006 2015. trial date yet set prosecutors say socrates give illicit commercial benefit construction company lena return payments receive via middlemen also indict via swiss bank account former top-level manager state-owned bank caixa geral de depositos also charge facilitate payments ricardo salgado former ceo banco espirito santo be head espirito santo bank family charge pay socrates sway portugal telecom follow strategy define salgado salgado also accuse pay portugal telecom former ceo zeinal bava chairman henrique granadeiro also indict be major shareholder portugal telecom collapse 2014 mountain debt cause default nearly billion euros portugal telecom since sell total 19 people nine firm construction resort development consult investment sectors indict salgado former portugal telecom executives lena deny wrongdoing socrates resign prime minister middle second four-year term 2011 escalate debt crisis force request international bailout impose painful austerity measure portugal arrest 2014 spend months prison shift house arrest socialists regain power 2015 prime minister antonio costa minister socrates first cabinet portuguese ex-pm socrates indict corruption charge