Overview
- The provincial Chamber of Deputies voted to incorporate and archive the administrative files that contained the prosecutor's requests in a single omnibus resolution on May 28, 2026, a rapid non‑nominal vote that bundled about 7,800 acts into the record.
- Prosecutor Betina Lacki had formally sought the memos of proposed appointments since April 2025 through five official requests, and a judge's order of presentation reached the legislature on August 19, 2026 after the files had already been archived.
- The criminal inquiry has been broadened to cover January 1, 2002 through at least September 9, 2023, and the fiscal team estimates conservative losses that could approach 4 billion pesos tied to payroll diversion through so‑called 'ñoquis' or ghost employees.
- Legislative rules that use non‑nominal "votación por signos" mean the record does not show which deputies backed the archive, with only deputy Cristian Castillo publicly recorded as opposing the omnibus measure.
- The archive raises separation‑of‑powers and evidence‑preservation questions because judges must now decide whether they can compel disclosure, pursue alternate documentary routes, or adapt the probe while several key suspects remain under house arrest.