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Hotesur-Los Sauces Case Revived: New Evidence Ordered Against Cristina Kirchner

Argentine federal court mandates forensic accounting and property probes as trial preparations intensify in the money-laundering case involving the former president and her son.

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Cristina Kirchner afronta un nuevo revés judicial en otra causa por presunta corrupción

Overview

  • The Tribunal Oral Federal Nº 5 has reactivated the Hotesur-Los Sauces case, ordering new forensic accounting measures and property investigations.
  • Utility companies, including Edesur and Metrogas, have been directed to provide records tied to Kirchner-owned properties in Puerto Madero.
  • The court seeks detailed construction permits and ownership histories for properties in Calafate and Río Gallegos as part of the investigation.
  • The case alleges that Kirchner family businesses laundered kickbacks from public-works contracts awarded to Lázaro Báez and other associates.
  • This trial is tied to the broader Vialidad corruption case, in which Cristina Kirchner was previously convicted of fraud and sentenced to six years in prison.