Overview

• Judge Lino Mirabelli ordered coordinated searches at José Luis Espert’s Beccar residence and his lower-house office in a money‑laundering inquiry tied to funds from businessman Federico “Fred” Machado.
• The Chamber of Deputies swiftly cleared the measures with 215 votes in favor and three abstentions, granting access required due to Espert’s parliamentary protections.
• Police and gendarmerie teams executed the operations, removed a box from the congressional office, and sources said investigators will analyze phones and other seized material.
• Prosecutor Federico Domínguez formally named Espert as a suspect and requested banking, property, and asset records to trace the origin and destination of the US$200,000 transfer allegedly routed via Aircraft Guaranty.
• Defense counsel asked to move the San Isidro case to Comodoro Py, where Judge Marcelo Martínez De Giorgi is examining evidence of 36 flights linked to Machado and has sought certification of San Isidro actions to evaluate case conexity.