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Montevideo, May 17th 2026 - 02:50 UTC

Stories for April 26th 2026

  • Sunday, April 26th 2026 - 19:13 UTC

    Argentine court orders execution of Cristina Kirchner's assets for about $480 million in Vialidad case

    The core of the ruling consolidates a legal principle of significant impact: assets of illicit origin can be confiscated even when transferred to third parties or received through inheritance

    Argentina's Federal Court of Cassation on Friday confirmed the confiscation of assets in the fraudulent administration case known as Vialidad and ordered their execution to cover an amount of 684.99 billion pesos — approximately $480 million at the official exchange rate — considered by the courts as the damage caused to the state in the awarding of public works contracts in the province of Santa Cruz during the Kirchner administrations.