News of graft

Business leader turned whistleblower Juan Chediack dies in plane accident

18-09-2023 16:26 Juan Chediack, theformer head of the CAC Chamber of Argentine Construction who was accused of corruption and later turned whistleblower in the so-called 'Cuadernos' notebooks graft case, has died from severe injuries suffered in small plane crash near San Luis Airport.

‘No evidence’ – Fernández de Kirchner attacks grounds for graft conviction

10-03-2023 20:40 Vice-President reignites her ongoing feud with Argentina’s Judiciary on Friday, comparing its members to the mafia and declaring that they seek to “ban” her from holding public office. 

Knocked for six

10-12-2022 04:58 If Cristina Fernández de Kirchner is the first serving Argentine vice-president to be sentenced for corruption, that is perhaps the less significant precedent set by Tuesday’s historic verdict in the Santa Cruz highway contract corruption trial.

A conviction that does not convict

08-12-2022 15:54 The millions who consider Cristina Fernández de Kirchner corrupt do not need a ruling to prove it. And for millions of others, she will never be guilty.

by Gustavo González

‘Causa Vialidad’: Chronology of the trial of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner

06-12-2022 12:20 Key moments in one of the most controversial and high-profile cases in Argentina’s recent history.

Climax

03-12-2022 05:41 The court judging the ‘Vialidad’ case is expected to reach a verdict that will condemn the former president in some sort of way, validating the accusations of corruption against her, Kirchnerite businessman Lázaro Báez and several government officials.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Prosecutor calls for CFK Hotesur-Los Sauces acquittal to be overturned

11-11-2022 10:47 Prosecutor Mario Villar requests that last year’s court decision that paved way for acquittal of defendants without bringing the case to trial be overturned.

Fernández de Kirchner makes her defence in public works graft trial

23-09-2022 14:29 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner accuses prosecutors of delivering "lies, slander and defamation" as she takes up her own defence in court during 'Vialidad' public works corruption trial.