Tag: Lazaro Baez

• Friday, July 17th 2015 - 05:28 UTC

  Argentine Judge who ordered a raid of Cristina Fernandez's businesses, was removed

  

  An Argentine judge who on Monday ordered a raid of real estate offices belonging to the son of President Cristina Fernandez, on an ongoing probe into money laundering and tax elusion, was removed from the case on Thursday. A Federal court ruled the nullity of the order issued by Judge Claudio Bonadio after a presentation by Romina Mercado, niece of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and who also happens to figure as the head of the Hotesur company under investigation.

• Tuesday, July 14th 2015 - 05:29 UTC

  Barrage of accusations following a Judge's order to raid Maximo Kirchner's real estate agency

  

  The raid ordered by an Argentine Federal Judge at a real estate agency which belongs to president Cristina Fernandez' son, Maximo Kirchner's in Rio Gallegos, triggered a barrage of accusations from government officials, just a few days ahead of decisive primaries in August, in anticipation of the October presidential elections.

• Monday, February 23rd 2015 - 06:44 UTC

  US Justice will release confidential information on a Kirchner´s family business associate

  

  United States Justice authorized the release of confidential information on the investigation of 123 companies allegedly linked to Argentine public works tycoon Lázaro Baez, a close business associate of the Kirchner family and which holdout funds that are suing Argentina in New York court suspect were used to launder US$65 million of funds for the federal government.

• Thursday, December 18th 2014 - 04:25 UTC

  Paraguay's objections prevent Bolivia from full Mercosur membership

  

  CFK says regional integration not a problem for worldwide integration, labels marketplace a euphemism as the decline in oil price conceals geopolitical interests of other countries

• Saturday, October 25th 2014 - 09:44 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez challenged to show her law degree and Timerman described as a 'traitor'

  

  A colloquium sponsored by an Argentine business grouping, IDEA, that has been critical of the government of Cristina Fernandez, but in a framework of moderation and self containment, turned into a students' open assembly when a constitutional law professor gave a speech on the rule of the law, called on President Cristina Fernandez to show her law degree and described minister Hector Timerman as a 'traitor' of the essence of Judaism for having reached an agreement with Iran.

• Thursday, October 23rd 2014 - 05:39 UTC

  Tax-office chief admits 'business links' between Cristina Fernandez and a controversial businessman

  

  Argentina's head of the tax office, Ricardo Echegaray admitted 'business links' between president Cristina Fernandez and businessman Lazaro Baez, who has been accused of money laundering and falsifying documents.

• Thursday, October 9th 2014 - 08:23 UTC

  “Holdouts” reveal alleged money laundering operations of business people close to Cristina Fernandez

  

  The American Task Force (AFTA) sponsored by 'holdouts' NML in litigation with Argentina over sovereign bonds payment, revealed on Wednesday foreign accounts of Argentine public works contractor, believed to be involved with the Kirchner family businesses, Lazaro Baez, and showed a map with the money movement, allegedly committing the crime of money laundering.

• Friday, August 29th 2014 - 08:07 UTC

  Singer extends 'discovery' looking for Argentine assets in Chinese banks

  

  As it did in Nevada and California, a unit of billionaire Paul Singer's Elliott Management, which is Argentina's main holdout creditor, is extending its legal fight with the country to China. NML Capital served subpoenas this week to Bank of China (BOC) and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) in an effort to obtain information on 6.8bn dollars in financing for deals signed by the two countries in July.

• Thursday, August 14th 2014 - 05:41 UTC

  US Nevada court grants 'holdouts' discovery rights into assets of Kirchner family friends

  

  The hedge fund Elliott Management secured a victory on Tuesday in its pursuit of Argentine assets abroad, as a court in the US state of Nevada granted the corporation discovery rights to 123 companies allegedly linked to the Santa Cruz public works tycoon Lazaro Baez, and believed to be closely linked to the Kirchner family.

• Thursday, June 19th 2014 - 06:12 UTC

  Massive demonstration in support of prosecutor suspended for investigating Kirchner family dealings

  

  An Argentine prosecutor who was suspended for 'ill performance' in his investigation into the dealings of one of President Cristina Fernandez close business associates, received a massive support Wednesday evening from demonstrators who marched in downtown Buenos Aires to the Attorney General's Office.