Francisco Oneto is in the middle. He is the point of contact between Javier Milei and Federico Machado. Between the libertarian presidency and the North American Justice. Between the small table of power and a drug trafficking file. How did it get there?
A promiscuous triangle: “The President, the lawyer and the drug trafficker” is the title of this week’s NEWS. An edition in which we analyze the implications of this strange coincidence. Today Oneto is, at the same time, the personal lawyer of the President of the Nation and the legal defender of a businessman who is on his way to being extradited to the United States for drug trafficking and money laundering; “Fred Machado.”
The lawyer who in 2023 had been a candidate for the Province of Buenos Aires on Milei’s list, remained as the President’s sole judicial representative when Diego Spagnuolo left, after the scandal over the audios and bribery at Andis. Oneto has a specialty that does not appear in university degrees but does appear on his agenda: taking on causes that make people uncomfortable. His resume as a criminal defense attorney includes a parade of characters that are difficult to defend. Scammers, murderers, abusers, femicides and even Iranians under international investigation. His frequent meetings with Santiago Caputo speak of an influence that transcends presidential defense in harsh cases: from the case of the Libra cryptocurrency to confrontations with journalists.
This week’s cover also includes an analysis of the dollar crisis, a high-risk drain.
In addition to more friendly topics such as lthe unusual fashion of Arab perfumes and a revelation with scientific evidence: Neuroscience shows that optimism has concrete effects on health.
