Overview
- The La Matanza guarantees judge who led the initial probe into the Florencio Varela triple murder reported two violent incidents in recent weeks that he interprets as targeted intimidation.
- On November 2, five assailants with 9mm pistols confronted him during a move, held his wife and child at gunpoint, stole phones and his vehicle, and the truck was later found near Fuerte Apache.
- In a later break-in while the family was away, intruders ransacked the home but took only a video-game console, which the judge described as a clear message rather than a theft for profit.
- He said he has spent about eight years requesting personal security without success, alleging repeated denials that left him unprotected as he handled organized-crime cases.
- He notes the triple-murder case was moved to federal court because of the scale of the criminal networks, says his children want to relocate to Spain, and reports no political links identified so far.