Overview

• Judge Sebastián Casanello summoned former President Alberto Fernández on July 4 to expand his testimonial in the Seguros investigation.
• During his expanded hearing on July 5, Fernández denied personal wrongdoing and requested additional evidence including witness summonses for Vilma Ibarra, Miguel Pesce, Martín Guzmán and Santiago Cafiero.
• The Federal Chamber annulled April’s asset freezes on Fernández, ex-secretary María Cantero and broker Héctor Martínez Sosa and ordered Casanello to resolve the procedural status of all 38 defendants.
• Prosecutors allege that a 2017 presidential decree directed more than 3,000 million pesos in commissions to Nación Seguros SA under a possible criminal structure detailed in a 600-page Procelac report.
• Casanello must now determine the formal standing of all 38 defendants as the investigation advances.