Tag: Conexión Ganadera

• Monday, February 16th 2026 - 13:28 UTC

  Uruguay's Conexión Ganadera case: founder’s daughter moved $15.9m, BCU says

  

  Uruguay’s Conexión Ganadera investigation — a criminal case stemming from the collapse of a livestock-linked investment operation that led to fraud charges and, in some instances, money-laundering allegations — has moved forward after the Central Bank of Uruguay (BCU) sent prosecutors a report detailing bank transfers made by Marcela Carrasco, the daughter of Pablo Carrasco, a founder of the firm who is currently in pre-trial detention and charged with money laundering.

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• Saturday, February 22nd 2025 - 10:49 UTC

  New Uruguayan meat packing plant joins list of companies hit by uncertainty

  

  A new crisis in a meat packing plant in Uruguay left some 160 workers fearing for their livelihoods after the Paso de los Toros company halted operations, thus adding to the growing list of plants in crisis, which already included Scheneck, Casa Blanca, Lorsinal, and Rondatel, all of them in connection with the fraud scandal involving the financial company Conexión Ganadera, whose director, Gustavo Basso, died in a traffic accident amidst investor claims.

• Wednesday, January 29th 2025 - 20:07 UTC

  Financial scandal in Uruguay: Conexión Ganadera and the model that ended up as a Ponzi scheme

  

  The collapse of Conexión Ganadera, one of Uruguay's leading cattle investment firms, has left hundreds of savers in suspense after it was revealed that its financial model operated as a Ponzi scheme. This was stated by accountant Ricardo Giovio, hired by the company to evaluate its situation.