The cause known as “The K route of money” again occupies a central place on the judicial and political agenda. This Monday, six of those convicted in that file must be submitted in the federal courts of Comodoro Py to be detained, after the decision of the Federal Oral Court No. 4 of executing the penalties once the Supreme Court left the convictions firm. The case, one of the most emblematic of the corruption network during Kirchnerism, presented how they washed near 60 million dollars Between 2010 and 2013, through a complex network of companies, testaferros, offshore and financial accounts, with epicenter in the already famous SGI office in Puerto Madero, known as “La Rosadita”.
The images of packed tickets, counted without dissimulation by Martín Báez, Fabián Rossi and others involved in the financial one, were part of a series of evidence that, added to confessions and financial documentation, shape the file that ended with 22 convictionsincluding that of the Patagonian businessman Lázaro Báezresponsible for the operation and one of the main contractors of the State during the presidency of Néstor and Cristina Kirchner. Although the former president was dismissed in this case, other political and economic ties were under the magnifying glass of justice.
Among the six detainees are entrepreneurs, counters, former director and partners of Báez, many of them with key participation in capital laundering maneuvers. Some asked to fulfill their penalties under house arrest for age reasons, but the federal justice gave the clear order: they must appear today. Next, who they are and what role each one fulfilled in the criminal network.
The six convicted that must be delivered
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Fabián Rossi – 4 years and 6 months in prison
Publicly known for his relationship with Iliana Calabró, Rossi was a key piece in financial operation. I actively participated in SGI (“La Rosadita”)where the famous videos counting dollars were recorded. It is linked to the creation of offshore societies in Panama and other tax havens. For the judges, Rossi acted as a gear of the washing circuit: it facilitated the movement of funds between accounts, disguising the illicit origin of the money. -
Julio Mendoza – 5 years in prison
It was the President of Austral ConstruccionesLázaro Báez’s main company. As a formal figure of the firm, I was in charge of daily operations and signed public works contracts. Under his management, Austral received more than 50 State contracts. Mendoza validated, according to justice, fictitious balances and apocryphal documentation that allowed to divert large sums of money and then bleached.
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Juan Alberto de Rasis – 4 years and 6 months in prison
Trust counter of the Báez Group, was part of the technical structure that armed false balances and simulated operations. His signature appeared in several accounting documents used to justify money movements. Rasis also collaborated in the preparation of the financial reports presented to banks and regulatory entities, with the aim of giving a legal facade to international transfers. -
César Fernández – 4 years and 6 months in prison
I exercised like Austral Constructions Trusteewhich granted him a comptroller role within the company. Instead of pointing irregularities, fraudulent maneuvers validated. Justice understood that Fernández not only omitted denouncing inconsistencies, but also facilitated the cover -up of the illicit origin of the funds. His technical role and firm were key to legitimizing the washing circuit. -
Carlos Molinari – 3 years and 6 months in prison
Entrepreneur with links in the real estate and financial sector. It is indicated as a facilitator of legal structures to move money abroad. His name had already appeared in other judicial causes. In this case, Justice determined that it offered International Banking Screen and Contacts so that Báez’s funds could circulate without apparent legal obstacles. -
Eduardo Castro – 4 years and 6 months in prison
He participated as Representative of companies used for washinglending his name and his signature for the constitution of companies and bank accounts. Its function was essential to hide the identity of the true beneficiaries of money. Justice considers it a direct collaborator in the creation of the financial scaffolding that allowed the diversion and bleaching of public funds.
Lázaro Báez and his family: ratified convictions
The case would not be complete without mentioning its main protagonist. Lázaro Báezformer partner of Néstor Kirchner and one of the great contractors of public works in Santa Cruz, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for aggravated money laundering. The Supreme Court ratified its sentence last week, ending judicial resources and enabling its final arrest. His conviction is the most severe of the file. Your child, Martín Báezalso received a high penalty: 6 years and 6 months in prison. The evidence against him includes the videos of “La Rosadita” and millionaire transfers to accounts in Switzerland. He is considered an active part of the washing and complicit mechanism of his father.
Other relevant condemned include Daniel Pérez GadínBáez’s accountant, and the lawyer Jorge Chuecoboth sentenced to 6 years in jail. The confession of the repentant was key Leonardo Fariñawho revealed the way in which the funds were triangulated from Báez companies to accounts abroad, using apocryphal billing and testaferros. The total maneuver involved more than 60 million dollars from public works contracts, diverted through companies such as Austral Construcciones, SGI, Helvetic Services Group and Societies in Panama, Belize and Switzerland.
The Supreme Court left these sentences firmly by rejecting all the resources of the accused. The cause was one of the most complex in terms of documentary evidence, accounting expert opinions and audiovisual evidence. And although Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was dismissal In this file in 2021, sectors such as the NGO Republican Bases insist on investigating possible connections with the funds repatriated by Báez from Switzerland.
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