Overview
- Judge Sebastián Casanello scheduled Diego Spagnuolo’s indagatoria for November 19 after Prosecutor Franco Picardi sought statements from 15 suspects and requested new operations.
- The fiscal file describes CCTV images and chats that show Spagnuolo visiting operator Miguel Ángel Calvete’s home with a backpack following exchanges about delivering roughly five million pesos in cash.
- Picardi alleges a coordinated steering of purchases via reduced-price competitions on the SIIPFIS platform that restricted bidders and favored a closed group of suppliers tied to insiders.
- Prosecutorial figures state that Génesis S.A. and Profarma S.A. captured 93.11% of about 30.3 billion pesos adjudicated in reduced bids between July 2024 and August 2025, with case studies noting extreme price spikes such as a 1,900% jump for Macitentan 10 mg.
- The defense argues viral audio recordings are inauthentic or AI-generated and seeks nullity and forensic analysis, while investigators report additional evidence, device seizures, and financial traces that include alleged laundering roles linked to aviation businessman Sergio Mastropietro.