Leonardo Cositorto, imprisoned for pyramid scheme with Generación Zoe, He shook the political scene from the Goya prison, Corrientes. In an interview with Radio Splendid, confessed to having contributed $32,500 to Diego Santilli’s campaign in 2021, when the current candidate for deputy for La Libertad Avanza (LLA) was competing for Together for Change (JxC). The revelation revives archive photos that, since 2022, link the former Buenos Aires vice chief with the leader of a Ponzi scheme that defrauded thousands.
Cositorto, sentenced to 12 years for fraud and illicit association, explained that the contribution was arranged after a meeting with Martiniano Molina, where Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, Cristian Ritondo and Santilli were also present.. “They asked me for money to counteract the theft of prosecutors,” he stated. ensuring that he delivered the money before the 2021 general elections. In addition, he mentioned having sponsored the racing car of Nicanor Santilli Pazos, the deputy’s son, with “Zoe Cash”, the cryptocurrency of his fraudulent emporium.
The photos that now resurface date from November 2021, at an event in La Plata for Molina’s book. In them, Cositorto appears behind Santilli, Ritondo and Larreta. Another image shows him at campaign events with Gabriel González, Zoe’s former spokesperson. A video of González campaigning for Santilli and the “Zoe Cash” logo on Nicanor’s car fueled suspicions of links. Santilli always denied it: “I don’t know him, I have no connection,” he said in 2022, attributing the photos to a public act.
A no small fact aggravates the scenario: Cositorto’s lawyer is Francisco Oneto, who also represents Javier Milei, Fred Machado and José Luis Espert. This connection, in the midst of chaos due to Espert’s resignation following accusations of drug ties with Machado, puts LLA under greater scrutiny. Cositorto, upset by the denials, insisted: “I supported Santilli and Milei for a change for Argentina.”
