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Prosecutor Recuses Himself From Rigau Ghost-Employee Trial Over Friendship With Defendant

The decision forces the court to select a new prosecutor to lead the corruption trial ahead of September provincial elections.

Facundo Albini, en su banca en el Concejo Deliberante de La Plata
El diputado del Frente Renovador Facuando Albini (de azul) con "Chocolate" Rigau detrás.

Overview

  • Lucas Domski asked to be excused from the oral trial after acknowledging an intimate friendship with defendant and former massista deputy Facundo Albini following a jail visit.
  • Tribunal Oral Criminal No. 5 must appoint a replacement prosecutor, raising concerns about scheduling delays in the high-profile case.
  • Civil watchdog Poder Ciudadano condemned Domski’s unsanctioned detention center visit as a breach of professional decorum that could warrant disciplinary action.
  • Julio “Chocolate” Rigau and the Albini family are accused of leading a scheme that diverted at least ARS 395.4 million through ghost employees and multiple debit cards in the Buenos Aires legislature.
  • Facundo and Claudio Albini remain under house arrest with electronic monitoring and are alleged to have managed administrative aspects of the illicit financing network.