Overview
- Security monitoring between January 24 and February 4 captured at least 11 recordings of Norma Beatriz Watson removing bundles of cash at her desk.
- The municipal Disciplinary Board validated the procedure, and a decree finalized her dismissal after a months-long administrative summary.
- Investigators documented altered accounting entries, cash-box discrepancies, double recording of revenues, and improper use of an “Ingresos Pendientes” account.
- Mayor Juan Ibarguren said the municipality alerted the justice system once suspicious movements were verified and that the criminal case is underway.
- Watson, a 30-year municipal employee who headed the Treasury office, maintains the money was her personal savings and challenges the recordings’ validity.