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Espert Admits $200,000 Transfer Linked to Machado Firms, Vows to Stay on Ballot

He casts the 2020 transfer as a declared consultancy payment under pressure from ruling-bloc allies for a fuller account.

Rompió el silencio José Luis Espert.
José Luis Espert, de campaña, en Olavarría
José Luis Espert. (Archivo / La Voz)
Alfredo Olmedo, junto a Brizuela y JuárezEl exlegislador nacional, Alfredo Olmedo, acompañó a los candidatos locales de la alianza La Libertad Avanza en su recorrido por el departamento Valle Viejo. Fueron de la partida los candidatos a diputados nacionales, Adrián Brizuela y Myrian Juárez, junto a los candidatos a concejales por el municipio chacarero, Gerónimo Cabrera y Soledad Crespo Corpacci. La caminata dio inicio en la Plaza de San Isidro y culminó en la Plaza del Aborigen, donde compartieron sus propuestas a los vecinos.

Overview

  • Official Bank of America records filed in a Texas criminal case show a $200,000 transfer to José Luis Espert on January 22, 2020 from companies tied to Federico “Fred” Machado.
  • The court-admitted ledger identifies Wright Brothers Aircraft Title Inc. as executing the payment, with routing noted through CashPro, Citibank and Morgan Stanley.
  • A code in the bank entry, N28FM, corresponds to the registration of a plane Machado lent to Espert during his 2019 campaign, according to the reporting.
  • After initially sidestepping questions, Espert released a video prepared with oversight from the Casa Rosada, acknowledging the transfer as a declared advance for private consultancy and denying any illicit origin.
  • Patricia Bullrich, Guillermo Francos and Cristian Ritondo publicly pressed for clearer answers as President Javier Milei voiced support; Espert said he will remain a candidate and no new criminal charges against him were reported.