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Espert’s Home and Congressional Office Raided in $200,000 Machado Probe

Court-ordered searches followed a rapid lower-house authorization lifting protections so investigators could seize devices for forensic analysis in a laundering case tied to the imprisoned businessman.

Agentes de la Policía Federal custodian el ingreso a la vivienda de José Luis Espert durante el allanamiento
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El diputado José Luis Espert durante el allanamiento en su casa de Beccar por estar relacionado con el narcotraficante Fred Machado
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Overview

  • Federal judge Lino Mirabelli ordered searches at José Luis Espert’s Beccar residence and his Chamber of Deputies office as part of a San Isidro money-laundering investigation opened after a complaint by Juan Grabois.
  • Lawmakers voted 215–0 with 3 abstentions to allow the operations under Argentina’s parliamentary immunity rules, clearing the way for the raids to proceed.
  • Investigators seized multiple phones, computers and documents, including three cellphones at the home and office equipment such as all‑in‑one PCs, a CPU, a monitor and a pendrive from the congressional suite.
  • The probe centers on a US$200,000 transfer linked to Federico “Fred” Machado; Espert received officers at his home, provided at least one phone for copying, requested leave from his seat until December 8 with pay, and asked to move the case to Comodoro Py.
  • A parallel Comodoro Py case led by Judge Marcelo Martínez de Giorgi examines 36 flights on Machado-linked aircraft, while the Supreme Court has confirmed Machado’s extradition to the United States.