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ANDIS Corruption Probe Intensifies: Spagnuolo Summoned to Nov. 19 Hearing as Prosecutor Seeks Arrests

Prosecutors describe a restricted‑bidding scheme that funneled high‑cost drug purchases to a few wholesalers, with video and recovered messages cited as evidence.

Overview

  • Federal Judge Sebastián Casanello set a Nov. 19 indagatoria for former ANDIS chief Diego Spagnuolo and summoned a total of 15 accused after the case file’s secrecy was lifted.
  • Fiscal Franco Picardi asked the court to detain Spagnuolo and several others and ordered new raids with seizures of electronic devices to expand the evidence base.
  • Investigators say ANDIS used reduced competitions to steer contracts to a tight group of suppliers, with Génesis S.A. and Profarma S.A. capturing 93.11% of ARS 30.337 billion awarded between July 2024 and August 2025.
  • The dossier cites recovered communications and camera footage of Spagnuolo leaving the home of laboratory operator Miguel Ángel Calvete after exchanges that allegedly discussed a ARS 5 million delivery.
  • A financial branch of the probe flags aviation businessman Sergio Daniel Mastropietro and Baires Fly S.A. for matching invoices to large transfers from favored vendors, while Spagnuolo’s defense contests the audios as edited or AI‑generated and seeks forensic review.