Overview
- Federal police transported Machado from the Alcaidía de Madariaga in Villa Lugano to Ezeiza for a flight to Texas, along with seized phones and documents for the U.S. case.
- The Supreme Court approved the extradition on October 14 and the Executive implemented it the same day, directing diplomatic and administrative steps through multiple agencies.
- A federal judge revoked Machado’s house arrest on October 8 over repeated violations, including tampering with his monitoring device, unauthorized communications, and unregistered visits.
- Local outlets report that U.S. Marshals are in Argentina for the handover and that United Airlines flight UA997 is scheduled to depart Ezeiza tonight for Texas.
- The case has domestic fallout after investigators tied an undeclared $200,000 transfer and dozens of flights to deputy José Luis Espert, who stepped back from his campaign and took leave from Congress.