Tag: Judge Claudio Bonadio

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.
Saturday, December 22nd 2018 - 06:35 UTC
Eurnekian's home and business offices raided by the Argentine federal police

Argentine federal police raided this week three addresses belonging to businessman Eduardo Eurnekian as part of an ongoing major investigation into public works contracts awards in exchange for money contributions.
Friday, November 16th 2018 - 12:18 UTC
Argentine police arrests 12 presumed anarchists in connection with bomb attacks

Argentine officials said on Thursday they have arrested 12 presumed anarchists in connection with two homemade bomb attacks two weeks before world leaders gather in Buenos Aires for the Group of 20 summit.
Wednesday, October 24th 2018 - 08:35 UTC
Maximo Kirchner appeared in court but refused to answer questions

Argentine national deputy Máximo Kirchner and eldest son of former presidents Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, appeared in court on Tuesday morning to testify in the so-called ‘notebooks’ corruption case, probing the alleged payments of millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks siphoned off from public works projects.
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.
Friday, October 5th 2018 - 02:45 UTC
Witness places “40 bags full of money” at Néstor Kirchner's mausoleum

A former Rio Gallegos civil servant said Cristina and Máximo Kirchner were involved in the 2013 operation to prevent the cash from being found during a court-mandated raid. Danilo Alberto Penissi testified before Judge Claudio Bonadio in the investigation into the “notebooks of corruption” case.
Friday, September 28th 2018 - 20:06 UTC
“Corruption in Argentina surpasses fiction”, and neighboring Uruguay is the “perfect Swiss laundry” for funds

The book topping Argentina's bestseller list is not a thriller or a murder mystery. It’s a crime story of another sort: a blockbuster about political corruption that suggests that bribery is an integral part of the country’s body politic. And neighboring Uruguay is also described as the perfect Swiss laundry for most of the money swindled from Argentina.
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 28th 2018 - 07:14 UTC
US has offered to collaborate with the Argentine investigation of “K corruption notebooks”

According to Buenos Aires daily Clarin, United States authorities have offered to collaborate with Argentine President Mauricio Macri’s government in the ongoing “K notebook scandal” by providing confidential information on a number of US bank accounts used to hold alleged Kirchner bribe money.