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Montevideo, July 30th 2026 - 19:21 UTC

Tag: Manuel Adorni

  • Monday, April 27th 2026 - 14:29 UTC

    Argentine Cabinet Chief to face Congress over personal wealth allegations and economic concerns

    Adorni, a former presidential spokesman promoted to the post by Javier Milei earlier this year, is at the center of an investigation led by federal prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita and judge Ariel Lijo

    Argentina's Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni will appear before the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday, April 29, in his first management report, in a session expected to be tense over the ongoing judicial investigation for alleged illicit enrichment and the recent deterioration of key economic indicators. The opposition has filed more than 4,800 questions and is working on a coordinated strategy to avoid provocations that might enable the official to withdraw early, as occurred with his predecessor Guillermo Francos in the Senate.

  • Monday, April 13th 2026 - 21:55 UTC

    Adorni case: two police officers confirm US$100,000 cash loan before court

    The investigation is focused on tracing the money trail

    Graciela Molina and Victoria Cancio, mother and daughter, testified for nearly three hours on Monday before federal prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita at the Comodoro Py courthouse as witnesses in the alleged illicit enrichment case against Argentine Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni. Both confirmed they provided a US$100,000 cash loan to the official and that he still owes US$70,000, due in November 2026, according to judicial sources cited by Infobae.

  • Sunday, April 12th 2026 - 13:18 UTC

    Adorni scandal drags down Milei's poll numbers as courts probe his assets

    Despite the numbers, President Javier Milei and his sister Karina, the presidency's secretary-general, have stood firmly behind the Cabinet chief

    Argentine Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni has been formally charged with alleged illicit enrichment in a case investigating a reported 500% increase in his declared assets over a single fiscal period, according to a complaint filed by lawmaker Marcela Pagano. On April 9, federal judge Ariel Lijo ordered the lifting of banking and tax secrecy for Adorni and his wife, Bettina Angeletti, at the request of prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita.

  • Tuesday, March 31st 2026 - 18:05 UTC

    Argentina's Cabinet Chief Adorni bought $230,000 apartment that his declared income cannot explain

    The property, located on Miró street in one of the neighborhood's most sought-after areas, was financed almost entirely through a $200,000 non-bank mortgage provided by the sellers themselves

    Argentina's Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni purchased a nearly 200-square-meter apartment in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Caballito in November 2025 for $230,000, according to records from the National Property Registry. The financing behind the transaction does not align with the assets Adorni declared before the Anti-Corruption Office, deepening a credibility crisis that has trailed the official for weeks.

  • Sunday, March 29th 2026 - 11:33 UTC

    Milei's Cabinet Chief formally charged with alleged illicit enrichment

    The investigation expanded with the alleged existence of a two-story home at an exclusive country club community, whose fees are registered under the name of Adorni's wife.

    Argentine Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni has been formally charged with alleged illicit enrichment after federal prosecutor Gerardo Pollicita pushed criminal proceedings forward and requested twelve evidentiary measures from Judge Ariel Lijo aimed at reconstructing the official's asset history since 2022.

  • Sunday, March 29th 2026 - 11:29 UTC

    A week to forget for Milei: Adorni scandal, skeptical markets, cultural battle collapse

    Public opinion indicators deepened the administration's concerns. A Universidad de San Andrés poll recorded just 33% satisfaction with the government, a seven-point drop since November 2025

    Argentine President Javier Milei's administration closed one of its worst weeks in office, cornered by an expanding judicial front against Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni, adverse market signals, and the collapse of its discursive offensive on historical memory.

  • Friday, March 20th 2026 - 16:40 UTC

    Argentina's Cabinet Chief under judicial scrutiny for hidden assets and questionable state tenders

    The case comes amid a string of controversies surrounding Adorni since it emerged that his wife traveled aboard the presidential aircraft during a Javier Milei trip to the United States

    Argentine Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni is confronting a growing list of criminal complaints ranging from the alleged omission of real estate assets in his sworn financial disclosure to suspected irregularities in public contracts linked to Tecnópolis, a public state-owned fairground located in Buenos Aires.

  • Thursday, March 12th 2026 - 03:08 UTC

    Adorni under pressure after taking his wife on Milei’s official U.S. trip

    Adorni himself confirmed in an interview with A24 that his wife, Bettina Angeletti, ended up traveling on Tango 01 after the presidential trip was rescheduled

    Argentina’s chief of staff, Manuel Adorni, has come under political pressure after it emerged that his wife accompanied him on the presidential aircraft during Javier Milei’s trip to the United States, triggering questions over the use of public resources and a possible contradiction with rules the government itself had set for official planes.

  • Friday, January 2nd 2026 - 10:59 UTC

    Milei grants controversial powers to intelligence agents

    The opposition fears intelligence services might become a political police force

    Argentine President Javier Milei has issued a sweeping Emergency Decree to restructure Argentina's intelligence service, sparking concerns among opposition sectors, particularly regarding the new powers granted to field operatives.

  • Wednesday, December 3rd 2025 - 10:06 UTC

    Argentine gov't undertakes cleansing of second-tier officials

    Adorni's grip in Milei's administration is expanding

    Argentina's Cabinet Chief Manuel Adorni undertook a significant restructuring of second-tier officials following recent cabinet changes, it was reported Tuesday in Buenos Aires.