Tag: Lazaro Baez

Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 - 12:24 UTC
Argentine court appraising Cristina Fernandez properties in Rio Gallegos

Argentine justice started to value properties belonging to former president Cristina Fernandez at her home province of Santa Cruz in the framework of an investigation into a society, Los Sauces, of which she is a shareholder. “We are rating the properties; we want to know the exact value of them”, said prosecutor Carlos Rivolo who has the case.
Tuesday, November 1st 2016 - 07:30 UTC
CFK says she is a victim of political harassment - equals her case to Lula's

The former Argentine president said she is no friends with entrepreneur Lazaro Baez, who was awarded around 80 percent of all public works in the province of Santa Cruz when governed by her late husband and eventually president Nestor Kirchner.
Monday, July 4th 2016 - 08:56 UTC
Cristina Fernandez calls on the opposition leaders to 'fulfill' their role checking on Macri's administration

Argentine former president Cristina Fernandez criticized her fellow opposition leaders, accusing them of failing to “fulfill” their role as a check on President Mauricio Macri’s administration.
Friday, July 1st 2016 - 09:43 UTC
Ex president Cristina Fernandez properties searched as part of a alleged financial fraud wider investigation

The properties of former Argentina president Cristina Fernandez, in the province of Santa Cruz, have been raided by police on Thursday. The search was part of an investigation into the ex president's possible involvement in financial fraud.
Saturday, June 18th 2016 - 09:16 UTC
“K” money funneling scam finally emerging: from 'sweet solidarity' to a convent

Argentine public opinion still hasn't been able to overcome last week's events: a civil engineer who has been working for the Kirchner couple since 1991 and managed some 130bn dollars in public works in that time is locked in a psychiatric ward awaiting charges after he was discovered trying to hide almost 9 million dollars cash and jewels in a rather secretive convent.
Thursday, June 9th 2016 - 09:16 UTC
Argentina's energy minister, the official with largest amount of funds abroad

Almost 100 million pesos (approx US$ 7.3 million) are held in offshore accounts by officials from the current Argentine administration economic Cabinet, a figure higher than the 18 million pesos President Mauricio Macri reported as having in a Bahamas account.
Tuesday, May 3rd 2016 - 08:20 UTC
Argentine whistle blower reveals the Kirchner corruption system and admits he fears for his life

Argentine whistle blower and former financial advisor to Kirchnerite businessman Lazaro Baez, who is imprisoned accused of money laundering and overbilling public works contracts, has told his former boss “not to be stupid and tell all the truth, what really happened”
Saturday, April 30th 2016 - 10:57 UTC
A natural size bronze statue of Kirchner found during Argentine prosecutors raids in Santa Cruz

The mega judicial raids in Argentina into the properties of arrested Kirchnerite businessman Lazaro Baez and his family, in the southern province of Santa Cruz, so far have found less cash than rumored but far more assets that expected, including some surprises such as a full size bronze statue of former president Nestor Kirchner.
Thursday, April 28th 2016 - 07:37 UTC
Corruption network ever closer to Cristina Fernandez as associates are investigated

Argentina's Lower House member and former Secretary of ex president Cristina Fernandez, Eduardo “Wado” De Pedro is under prosecution investigation following claims he over billed travel expenses while overseas in 2015 as part of the presidential delegations.
Tuesday, April 12th 2016 - 08:30 UTC
Hero's welcome for Cristina Fernandez in Buenos Aires, where she faces first court investigation

Supporters of former President Cristina Fernandez gave her a hero's welcome Monday night at a Buenos Aires metropolitan airport before she faces a court over her possible role in an alleged scheme to manipulate Argentina's currency.