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Sena Couple to Face Federal Money‑Laundering Trial After Femicide Convictions

A federal judge ordered an oral, public proceeding at the request of prosecutor Patricio Sabadini.

Overview

  • Judge Ricardo Mihanovich elevated the laundering case to trial in Resistencia following the prosecutor’s motion.
  • Prosecutors allege Emerenciano Sena and Marcela Acuña funneled illicit provincial funds through the Fundación Doctor Saúl Andrés Acuña.
  • The indictment cites billing of more than ARS 50 million in 2022 to Infrastructure and IAFEP and ARS 186 million in 2023 to IAFEP.
  • A June 9, 2023 raid seized ARS 6 million in cash, and investigators list purchases including five Toyota Hilux pickups, multiple trucks, 66 hectares of land and four homes.
  • A Gendarmería report notes frequent foreign travel to Paraguay, Uruguay, Brazil and Italy, and the trial follows unanimous life‑sentence verdicts for the 2023 homicide.