Tag: Argentina corruption

• Monday, June 20th 2016 - 05:46 UTC

  Most Argentines believe Cristina Fernandez was “aware” of corruption scheme

  

  A majority of Argentines, 63% believe that former president Cristina Fernandez was “aware” of the corruption actions attributed to her ex Public Works minister Jose Lopez, who was caught handling bags with almost nine million dollars cash in a Buenos Aires suburban convent, while 21% are of the contrary opinion.

• Saturday, June 18th 2016 - 09:16 UTC

  “K” money funneling scam finally emerging: from 'sweet solidarity' to a convent

  

  Argentine public opinion still hasn't been able to overcome last week's events: a civil engineer who has been working for the Kirchner couple since 1991 and managed some 130bn dollars in public works in that time is locked in a psychiatric ward awaiting charges after he was discovered trying to hide almost 9 million dollars cash and jewels in a rather secretive convent.

• Tuesday, May 3rd 2016 - 08:20 UTC

  Argentine whistle blower reveals the Kirchner corruption system and admits he fears for his life

  

  Argentine whistle blower and former financial advisor to Kirchnerite businessman Lazaro Baez, who is imprisoned accused of money laundering and overbilling public works contracts, has told his former boss “not to be stupid and tell all the truth, what really happened”

• Saturday, April 30th 2016 - 10:57 UTC

  A natural size bronze statue of Kirchner found during Argentine prosecutors raids in Santa Cruz

  

  The mega judicial raids in Argentina into the properties of arrested Kirchnerite businessman Lazaro Baez and his family, in the southern province of Santa Cruz, so far have found less cash than rumored but far more assets that expected, including some surprises such as a full size bronze statue of former president Nestor Kirchner.

• Thursday, April 28th 2016 - 07:37 UTC

  Corruption network ever closer to Cristina Fernandez as associates are investigated

  

  Argentina's Lower House member and former Secretary of ex president Cristina Fernandez, Eduardo “Wado” De Pedro is under prosecution investigation following claims he over billed travel expenses while overseas in 2015 as part of the presidential delegations.