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Federal Judge Raids SPF Director in Ezeiza Prison Food Cartel Probe

Investigators say overlapping trucks, staff and cross‑billing suggest a front created to dodge a prior supplier ban.

Overview

  • Judge Federico Villena ordered searches that included the office of SPF chief Fernando Julián Martínez in a case reopened under the rubric of envenenamiento.
  • Martínez handed over an old phone and claimed his usual device was lost; cell‑site data showed activity an hour before the raid in Barracas, prompting suspicion of prior warning.
  • That same day, the new Ezeiza catering tender was awarded again to Bio Limp, a firm under scrutiny for links to previously sanctioned Foodrush.
  • The file records Foodrush‑registered trucks used by Bio Limp, the same kitchen staff, and about 150 million pesos in cross‑invoices, indicating a possible front‑company scheme.
  • Federal prosecutor Cecilia Incardona asked to void some measures over procedural defects, while Security Minister Alejandra Monteoliva, according to the judge, expressed support for the investigation.