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Roche Fires Executive Cited in Argentina Disability Agency Contract Probe

Prosecutors cite seized messages alongside unauthorized system access to tie the ex-Roche manager to a scheme run by a detained lobbyist.

Overview

  • Laboratorios Roche dismissed Luciana Ferrari with cause after she was named in fiscal Franco Picardi’s filing in the Andis adjudication case.
  • Ferrari, a neurology doctor who served as Roche’s market access manager, is accused of acting as a conduit between drug distributors and Andis official Daniel Garbellini.
  • Investigators say Garbellini provided system credentials used to review and group cases in the Andis platform to trigger competitive calls.
  • Seized phones show frequent exchanges, including a Dec. 24, 2024 WhatsApp in which Ferrari wrote she was available for the group despite being on Roche vacation status.
  • Lobbyist Pablo Atchabain remains the only person detained, with prosecutors alleging he directed Garbellini and that his links to Ferrari enabled her role.