Overview
- Sala II upheld the charge of incompatible dealings in public office, kept an embargo of ARS 14,634,220,283, and maintained a ban on leaving the country without judicial authorization.
- The panel’s majority decision by Martín Irurzun and Roberto Boico leaves the case in the instruction phase as Judge Sebastián Casanello and Prosecutor Carlos Rívolo consider elevation to an oral trial.
- The court added bribery in five instances, confirmed indictments for broker Héctor Martínez Sosa and former presidential secretary María Cantero, and sustained charges against ex Nación Seguros chief Alberto Pagliano while revoking several other procesamientos.
- Judges cited messages and records indicating presidential influence, including a May 24, 2023 exchange in which Fernández replied “Ya me ocupo,” followed by the reversal of a broker designation five days later.
- Companies linked to Martínez Sosa received about 59.6% of commissions paid by Nación Seguros, totaling more than ARS 2.25 billion, as Fernández’s defense denies steering and plans a public statement.