Overview

• A federal court found Damián Berruet guilty of attempted robbery doubly aggravated by use of a lockpick-like tool and targeting a public roadway vehicle and sentenced him to four years in prison.
• The attempt occurred on May 30, 2024, in the Palacio de Tribunales parking lot during a public hearing and was fully documented by security cameras.
• Berruet menaced a security guard with a sharp instrument before fleeing on foot and being arrested two blocks away by Buenos Aires City Police.
• Prosecutor Diego Luciani characterized the case as part of a broader, yearslong campaign of espionage, theft and intimidation against Supreme Court justices.
• Judge Néstor Costabel ordered the confiscation of all seized evidence and imposed a sentence that was one year shorter than the six years sought by prosecutors.