Overview

• A DATIP report confirmed manual deletion of messages on Diego Spagnuolo’s seized phone and a WhatsApp reconnection attempt on August 21 at 15:43, one day before raids.
• Judge Sebastián Casanello removed investigative secrecy as prosecutors advance financial analysis of ANDIS purchases, including Suizo Argentina’s 22% share of a $24,000 million tender and over $55,000 million in contracts.
• Witness Fernando Cerimedo stated that Spagnuolo told him he had informed President Javier Milei and Minister Sandra Pettovello about alleged kickbacks, and relayed the phrase “ahora no es el 5, es el 8, porque el 3 va directo a Rosada,” attributing oversight to Eduardo “Lule” Menem.
• Another witness, lawyer Agustín Rodríguez, testified that Spagnuolo said Lule Menem “manejaba todo” in the agency, adding corroboration to the line of inquiry.
• Spagnuolo appointed public defender Hernán Silva and is reported to be weighing cooperation, as investigators review seized cash of $80,000 and €2,000 against his prior $25,000 declaration.