Overview

• An official Bank of America ledger filed in a Texas case records a $200,000 transfer directed to José Luis Espert on January 22, 2020, tied to companies linked to Fred Machado.
• The bank entry, introduced as evidence in the U.S. proceedings, was described by a banking expert witness as a valid, executed payment order.
• Argentine federal judge Marcelo Martínez De Giorgi confirmed Espert took at least 35 flights in 2019 on aircraft connected to Machado, with five flights reportedly shared, involving planes operated by MED AVIACIÓN SA.
• Espert acknowledges using aircraft for campaign travel and says he did not handle contracting, and he declined to directly answer whether he received the $200,000.
• Machado remains under house arrest in Viedma as the Supreme Court’s referral prompted Judge Gustavo Villanueva to seek confirmation from U.S. authorities, effectively suspending extradition while parallel Argentine inquiries into campaign financing advance.