Overview

• Governors Alfredo Cornejo (Mendoza), Ignacio Torres (Chubut) and Claudio Vidal (Santa Cruz) moved Monday to prompt U.S. authorities to investigate the Grupo Petersen/Eskenazi purchase of YPF shares in late 2007.
• They contend the entry was irregular and potentially fraudulent, a finding they say could undercut the legal foundation of Burford Capital’s award.
• The trio cite their provinces’ Class B shareholdings granted by the 2012 expropriation law and warn that executing the U.S. judgment would reshape YPF’s capital structure and governance.
• Argentina remains on appeal in the U.S. Second Circuit over Judge Loretta Preska’s rulings, with a pause on turnover orders as the government argues sovereign immunity and limits on forcing transfer of YPF shares.
• Other oil‑producing provinces, including Río Negro and Neuquén, have not announced participation in the initiative.