Mothers of Plaza de Mayo group queried for money laundering and fraud
Over twenty offices and homes were raided by the Argentine police on search warrants as part of the ongoing investigation into alleged money laundering and fraud with government housing funds by the human rights organization Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Foundation.
“With the raids we were successful in discovering several of the financial caves where Sergio Schoklender, (the foundation’s former financial manager and main suspect in the case) use to cash and exchange checks. All this evidence will be submitted to experts”, said Magistrate Norberto Oyarbide who has the case, in a Sunday interview with the Buenos Aires daily Tiempo Argentino.
“Schoklender is believed to be responsible of several actions that presumably could be typified as crimes and for that reason this court is looking into all possible evidence”, said Judge Oyarbide who is trying to determine what happened with millions of dollars in government funds awarded to the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo Foundation supposedly to build accessible housing.
However Judge Oyarbide said that Hebe de Bobafini, president of the Plaza de Mayo Mothers foundation “has not been indicted and her future depends on what the investigation brings out since there are some things that we must finish to analyze to see if she effectively was involved or not”.Nevertheless Oyarbide in previous statements said that “Hebe de Bonafini is not a plaintiff because the lady is a suspect within the cause that investigates the irregularities of fund managing that were destined to the ‘Shared dreams’ housing program”.
Likewise, Oyarbide revealed that former financial manager Sergio Schoklender acted “violently” during his spontaneous declaration earlier last week. “Yes, this man (Schoklender) acted in a violent way. He was very upset but he has to understand that he is a suspect and I am the judge, these are the rules.”
The judge predicted that this probe will turn into a huge cause, much like other recent notorious corruption cases in Argentina.
“Bonafini is not a plaintiff in this case. She is suspected in all this issue. There’s a letter of authorization that the Mothers handed to a professional, and that man is a plaintiff, representing the Mothers” insisted the Judge.
Interviewed by several radio stations, Hebe de Bonafini admitted to having bank accounts abroad, particularly in Europe, entitled to the organization and other colleagues, but assured that “they have been closed for the past five years”.
Bonafini also admitted to the organization being hired to make posters and flyers for the President Kirchner election campaign.
The Mothers organization head made the comments in response to accusations made earlier by Schoklender who stated Ms Bonifani had functioning foreign bank accounts and had contributed with funds to the Kirchner electoral campaigns.
In addition to this, Schoklender mentioned that the private jet he used was also being used by national lawmakers.
Schoklender who led a tycoon’s life as manager of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo human rights foundation and was supposed to build homes for the needy and poor, was found to have significant bank deposits, villas, a collection of sport cars, limousines, yachts and even private jets, all presumably financed with government housing funds for ‘Shared dreams’..
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“”Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government” Mother Teresa said those words, but Cristina de Kirchner believes that she and her husband invented the HHRR, and she wants the falklanders to accept her gift hahaha poor falklanders, on a day like that they would learn the meaning of horror.
How they can say Ebe is not guilty when every single paper was signed by her!!
Oyarbide, the magistrate, is another scamp.
At this moment Argentina is ruled by scoundrels !!
Meanwhile, they have a 89 year old General , testifying for shit he hasn't done, and he is already guilty way before sitting to testify. What a load of BULLSHIT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@6 I once heard Mother Teresa described as 'ruthlessly efficient'. She probably had to be.
Cowboy, is the Tejas smoke getting to you?
In the past(ask Elaine) clearly I said that the Schoklender brothers shouldn't have been released for jail period, on top of that if anybody else is proven guilty of a crime in a court of law should go to jail(not to be dropped alive from a plane) the same way those generals that you mentioned, some for corruption and some for genocide.
www.desaparecidos.org/arg/victimas/eng.html
@9 Yes, that sounds familiar.
@8 It is not surprising.
The Argentine Justice System works for the ex military only ! transparency my ass .... Can you name any politician brought to Justice for corruption? and please don't waste my time, I already know the answer.
@13 :-)
www.desaparecidos.org/arg/victimas/eng.html
Where is the subsidy from the Government to the victims of terrorism ?? Can you answer that SINCE you didn't answer the first one? :-)
Here is the question again:
Can you name any politician brought to Justice for corruption?
if CFK and her administration is shown to be, or accused of, complicity in money-laundering through the Mothers human rights organization to fund her election campaign, etc, etc, would this constitute sufficient reason to remove her from the Presidential race?
Unsubstantiated allegations against the CEO of the IMF were sufficient to remove the Frenchman from his presidental race.
What would it take to cause CFK to withdraw her candidacy?
Did they go to jail? not really they are busy selling their own stupid books.
“Can you name any politician brought to Justice for corruption?”
Yes, but I was hoping today this well known politician (Menen) to go to jail today but looks like that it did not happen, yet.
Can you answer my question at 15?
No because you didn't answer mine. Like I said , seems like Justice is one sided only !! what else is new? Business as usual
“Can you name any politician brought to Justice for corruption?”
Menem
www.clarin.com/politica/presidente-Menem-absuelto-Ecuador-Croacia_0_553744879.html
i guess that they are all under the control at many countries
where they live there ..... !!
One? and he was acquitted?? Are you serious? so Is it safe to say that ALL Argentine politicians are dedicated public servants that gain nothing personally aside from serving the country? :-)))))))))))))))))))))))))))
Your question was answered, mine not.
so the Mothers and CFK are not going to pick up the Prize for the money, they are going for the publicity.
It is some sort of brass-necked brazenness being displayed here.
Publicity trumps corruption.
How can The People vote for these individuals???
Just what sort of people populate this part of the world???
one of or few of “” desaparecidos “” write any comments at
Mercopress forums occasionally ..!! .. why not !!
we must be very carefull here !!
“How can The People vote for these individuals???
Just what sort of people populate this part of the world???”
Sorry, I dont' know why they voted for Gordon Brown, Tony Blair or Cameron.
May be they are just like them.
Human Rights is a business in the country. Each Family received @220k US dollars from the Government to the “victims” of the Military Process, on the other end the victims from terrorism didn't get a dime. Within the list of victims, there are at least 300 false allegations like the case of Hugo Irurzun who is the one that killed President Somoza en Asuncion, killed by the Paraguayan Police and he shows as killed by the Argentine Military ......
you will note that the British people voted these jokers, Blair and Brown, out of office. I really don't think the Coalition is travelling the same route as the Labour Party.
The Argentinian people seem to be a bit more massochistic - “Beat on me some more, I like it!”
I know, most of you are kind of weird. Are you Max's friend by any chance?
www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/formula_1/article3649197.ece
Bonafini: “Clarín y La Nación son los enemigos”
En medio del escándalo Schoklender, la titular de Madres de Plaza de Mayo habló de “toda esa gentuza que no hace más que difamar”.....
Is called freedom of the press Hebe. I thought you hated the Military regime .....
Sorry, I thought it was the corrupt money-laundering individuals that the media were reporting on.
Shocklender is singing like a “canary” right now since his ass is in the fry pan, all the attacks are directed to Hebe, the champion of Human Rights !! Hebe responds saying that the “media” is the enemy. The enemy of who?
LET ME WIN YOUR HEART AND MIND OR I'LL BURN YOUR GODDAMN HUT DOWN
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