Overview
- Federal Police moved Machado from Viedma to Buenos Aires, where he is being held in investigative custody pending a Wednesday flight from Ezeiza.
- Authorities say the transfer to the United States will occur on a commercial flight coordinated with a team of U.S. Marshals.
- Machado faces U.S. charges of cocaine trafficking, money laundering, and fraud, with proceedings set in Texas where two associates have already been sentenced to 16 and 5 years.
- Argentina’s Supreme Court authorized extradition on October 14 following an executive decree, after judges revoked his home confinement on October 8 over procedural issues.
- The case has widened political scrutiny as José Luis Espert admitted ties and exited his candidacy, allegations of irregular campaign funding were denied by those named, and Machado claims political persecution.