Overview

• Kueider has been under house arrest in Paraguay since his December arrest at Ciudad del Este for carrying over US$200,000 undeclared and is preparing for an oral contraband trial
• He formally refused an expedited extradition procedure to Argentina, insisting that the Paraguayan contraband case must be resolved before any return
• Federal Judge Sandra Arroyo Salgado continues to probe him for money laundering and illicit enrichment in the Securitas corruption case tied to ENERSA state contracts
• Kueider maintains the seized funds belonged to intermediary operations managed by his partner and reiterates his innocence in both the Paraguayan and Argentine proceedings
• He accuses Judge Arroyo Salgado of inflating charges to gain media attention and advance her judicial career, noting that she seeks a 14-year sentence compared with Cristina Kirchner’s six-year term