News of corruption

Adorni under pressure as fresh complaint questions state contracts

20-03-2026 13:28 New complaint from lawmaker alleges irregularities in public tenders linked to Tecnópolis exhibition centre and venue, adding to scrutiny over the Cabinet chief’s conduct and potential conflicts of interest involving his wife.

Cabinet chief faces conflict-of-interest complaint over wife’s business links

19-03-2026 17:32 Lawmaker Marcela Pagano alleges potential conflicts of interest involving Manuel Adorni, his wife Bettina Julieta Angeletti, her consultancy firm and state-linked companies; Questions over public tenders and major Tecnópolis concession.

Stupid cupid – an $LIBRA of love

14-02-2026 06:41 Exactly one year ago today the first black swan came along after probably the longest presidential honeymoon in Argentine history.

by Michael Soltys

Prosecutors ask court to seize 140 properties belonging to CFK, Báez

12-02-2026 17:52 Prosecutors seek seizure of assets belonging to Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and Lázaro Báez, including the apartment where ex-president currently lives under house arrest; Safety deposit box in Florencia Kirchner’s name also included in request.

Fernández de Kirchner’s lawyers seek annulment of 'Cuadernos' graft mega-trial

03-02-2026 23:35 Defence lawyers representing former president request the annulment of the so-called ‘Cuadernos’ corruption mega-trial.

The football season has started – much to Chiqui Tapia’s relief

24-01-2026 07:02 The 2026 Liga Profesional de Fútbol is underway – and AFA chief Claudio ‘Chiqui’ Tapia has surely been counting down the days until the distractions on the pitch kick off.

by Dan Edwards

Tapia distances himself from AFA’s negative headlines at home

18-12-2025 01:18 AFA says Milei “has chosen it as a target of his political ambitions” as Bullrich files corruption complaint with CONMEBOL against football governing body’s chief and treasurer.

Senator-elect accused of US drug arrest gives up battle for seat

03-12-2025 12:57 La Libertad Avanza national deputy Lorena Villaverde says she has “no ongoing criminal cases either in Argentina or in the United States” against her but says she will resign the Senate seat she won in October to stay in the lower house.

Court revisits driver’s bribery testimony in ‘Cuadernos’ corruption trial

21-11-2025 12:44 Testimony from a chauffeur at heart of probe and a former public works secretary intensifies pressure on Cristina Fernández de Kirchner as bribery case accelerates.

Court orders US$500-million asset seizure in ‘Vialidad’ corruption case

19-11-2025 23:30 Judges move to execute confiscation of more than 120 properties tied to Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and others convicted in case; Supreme Court upheld ex-president’s conviction and updated the value of illicit gains.

Espert for President!

11-10-2025 06:00 José Luis Espert’s fall from grace was dramatic, portentous. In just a few weeks, he went from one of the pillars of Javier Milei’s government to a political outcast.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Scandal-hit lawmaker Espert seeks leave of absence from lower house

08-10-2025 14:31 La Libertad Avanza national deputy, now facing money-laundering probe over links to suspected drug-trafficker and fraudster, requests leave of absence until December 8 – two days before his term in office ends.

Who is ‘Fred’ Machado, suspect linked to Espert scandal?

02-10-2025 13:52 Businessman under arrest and facing extradition to the United States is accused of heading a narco ring using aircraft to traffic tons of cocaine.

US court files show Espert received US$200,000 from alleged narco-trafficker

02-10-2025 13:36 Current national deputy and leading La Libertad Avanza candidate received a money order for US$200,000 in 2020, coming from a criminal organisation linked by Fred Machado, who is awaiting extradition to the United States.

ANDIS scandal: Experts struggle to extract data from Spagnuolo’s phone

04-09-2025 16:28 Deleted messages from the phone of the former head of the National Disability Agency (ANDIS), Diego Spagnuolo , cannot be recovered, according to experts working on data extraction

Dark clouds line the horizon

30-08-2025 06:52 Millions who voted for Milei less than two years ago may have assumed that he would immediately replace the old political class but, needless to say, that was a pipe dream.

by James Neilson

Milei’s poll numbers take a hit amid bribery scandal claims

29-08-2025 07:33 One week out from key elections in Buenos Aires Province, the popularity of Argentina’s President has hit a slump – but will scandalous graft claims be enough to damage his chances at the ballot-box?

by James Grainger

Explainer: What to know about ANDIS audio scandal

28-08-2025 16:52 Burgeoning corruption scandal prompted by leaked audio recordings linking Karina Milei and other top officials to corrupt practices in the purchases of medicine for disabled people.

Probe into alleged corruption at disability agency implicates Milei’s sister

22-08-2025 17:41 Raids carried out to gather evidence in an investigation into an alleged corruption case at the ANDIS national disability agency that implicates, among others, President Javier Milei's sister.

​​‘Cuadernos’ case: Forensic experts confirm graft log was written by driver

19-08-2025 20:57 Calligraphic analysis by Gendarmerie forensic experts shows that same person wrote notebooks allegedly detailing huge corruption scheme, but can not establish authorship of subsequent changes and deletions.