Tag: Argentine bribery scandal

• Wednesday, February 13th 2019 - 09:03 UTC

  Ex president Cristina Fernandez will stand on trial on 26 February

  

  Former Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will stand trial for the first time on February 26, after a court rejected her bid to postpone proceedings over alleged embezzlement against her and other former government officials.

• Thursday, February 7th 2019 - 09:31 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez back in court for questioning at the end of February

  

  Argentine ex-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has – for the third time – been called for questioning under the framework of so-called “notebooks” graft case. Key business leaders and ex-public officials were also summoned, with prosecutors and judges probing alleged corruption and bribery centred on the ex-head of state's government.

• Friday, October 12th 2018 - 06:54 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez lawmaker son Maximo has to appear in court on 23 October

  

  The son of Argentine ex president Cristina Fernandez, Máximo Kirchner will appear later this month in court to testify in the so-called “notebooks of corruption” investigation, after Federal Judge Claudio Bonadio summoned the national congressman.

• Wednesday, September 19th 2018 - 09:07 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez denies any hidden cash or values: “they can dig up all of Patagonia”

  

  Argentina's ex-President Cristina Fernandez said on Tuesday that she never received corrupt payments and challenged investigators to scour her home region of Patagonia if they believed she had hidden cash, a day after she was indicted on graft charges.

• Tuesday, September 18th 2018 - 08:24 UTC

  Judge indicts ex president Cristina Fernandez and asks for her arrest

  

  An Argentine federal judge indicted former President Cristina Fernandez on Monday and asked for her arrest for allegedly heading a corruption scheme that collected bribes from business leaders in exchange for public work contracts.

• Tuesday, August 7th 2018 - 07:01 UTC

  Construction executives confirm bribe payments in exchange for contracts under Kirchner governments

  

  Argentine prosecutors questioned a construction executive related to President Mauricio Macri on Monday as part of a sprawling investigation into bribe payments made to the former government. Angelo Calcaterra, the former head of construction company Iecsa and Macri’s cousin, told prosecutors he was told by officials in former President Cristina Fernandez’ administration to pay cash in exchange for public works contracts.