Tag: Alberto Samid

• Tuesday, February 17th 2026 - 23:59 UTC

  Argentine court declares “king of beef” bankrupt as he remains hospitalized in Punta del Este

  

  An Argentine commercial court has declared meat businessman Alberto Samid—widely known in Argentina as the “king of beef”—bankrupt, ordering broad asset restrictions and imposing a travel ban until July 3, 2026. The ruling emerged as Samid was hospitalized at the Cantegril clinic in Punta del Este, Uruguay, and he has now been transferred to Buenos Aires on a medical flight.

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• Tuesday, April 9th 2019 - 05:03 UTC

  Argentine businessman accused of tax evasion and fleeing from Justice caught in Belize

  

  Argentina's “King of Meat”, the businessman Alberto Samid, was arrested Friday in the tiny Caribbean nation of Belize after fleeing Argentina in late March.