Overview

• Diego Spagnuolo has retained attorney Ignacio Rada Schultze, who appeared to review the case file managed by federal prosecutor Franco Picardi.
• He is considering registering as an imputado colaborador and has told confidants he fears for his life, according to reporting based on his inner circle.
• Before handing his phones to the courts, he deleted messages exchanged with President Javier Milei and Karina Milei, his allies acknowledge.
• People close to Spagnuolo point to consultant Fernando Cerimedo as the likely source of the recordings, and they argue ex-official Daniel Garbellini oversaw the bulk of questioned contracts; Cerimedo confirms he was a friend and had heard elements earlier.
• Government control over ANDIS has been tightened with an intervention and internal audit, while media posts claim a USB with audios was submitted to Picardi—an assertion not confirmed by judicial authorities; two law firms linked to the Menem family denied offering him representation after reports of an emissary.