Justice ordered the confiscation of a series of assets that were in the name of Máximo and Florencia Kirchner, derived both from the inheritance of former President Néstor Kirchner and from transfers made by Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in 2016, when she left the Presidency and her judicial complications began to deepen.
Although Florencia Kirchner does not present sworn statements to the Anti-Corruption Office because she does not hold public office, Máximo Kirchner’s sworn statement allows the identification of the assets that they shared in equal parts, since both appear as heirs of the family patrimony. For this reason, everything that appears recorded as inheritance by 50% It also corresponds to Florencia and was reached by the judicial confiscation within the framework of the Roads case for which the former president is imprisoned.
The origin of the goods
As stated in Máximo Kirchner’s sworn statement, his assets include an extensive amount of real estate, corporate interests and money holdings, many of them inherited after the death of Néstor Kirchner in 2010 and others transferred by Cristina Kirchner in 2016when he gave assets to his children after leaving power.
These asset movements were considered by Justice as part of the framework investigated in the Roads case, which is why the assets were affected by the confiscation measures.
The assets shared by Máximo and Florencia Kirchner
Among the assets that Máximo Kirchner declared as his own and that They belonged 50% to Florencia Kirchnerare found:
· Ten real estate units on 500 Miter Street, in Río Gallegosacquired in 2007 and inherited after the death of Néstor Kirchner.
· A property located on 25 de Mayo Street at 200, in Río Gallegosincorporated into the family heritage in 2010.
· A property located on Avenida Presidente Néstor Kirchner at 400, in Río Gallegosacquired in 2006.
· A property on 17 de Octubre Avenue at 800, in El Calafatewith an area of 6,001.64 square meters, purchased in 2007.
· Large lands and lots in the Lago Argentino departmentlinked to the Los Sauces hotel complex, acquired between 2002, 2007 and 2008.
· Large surface plots in El Calafateregistered with dimensions of 44,106 and 87,046 square meters, incorporated in 2007.
All these assets were part of the assets declared by Máximo Kirchner and, therefore, Florencia Kirchner owned 50% of eacha condition that allowed Justice to advance its part at the time of issuing the confiscation.
The scope of judicial confiscation
Within the framework of the corruption case linked to public works, the Justice set a multimillion-dollar confiscation amountwhich includes assets belonging to Cristina Kirchner and her children. Within that universe are the properties and assets shared by Máximo and Florencia Kirchner, which were considered the product of the crimes investigated.
The confiscation was ordered as part of the economic reparation to the State and affected both the assets inherited from Néstor Kirchner and those transferred by Cristina Kirchner in 2016, when she was already out of the Government.
The situation of Florencia Kirchner
Although Florencia Kirchner does not appear as an active defendant in the cases nor does she present public sworn statements, her status as direct heir and beneficiary of family assets left her affected by judicial measures. Justice considered that his 50% participation in the assets declared by Máximo should be included in the confiscation established in the file. The value of these assets, according to Máximo’s sworn statement, exceeds 40 billion pesos per child.
