Federal court acquits judges, public officials who made secret trip to Joe Lewis ranch in Patagonia buenosairesherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from buenosairesherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A court in Buenos Aires Wednesday acquitted former Planning Minister Julio De Vido and AFIP tax bureau Chief Ricardo Echegaray for the 2007 attempted smuggling of a suitcase containing nearly US$ 800,000 which was being brought into the country by Guido Antonini Wilson, who was believed to be an envoy of then-Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.
Argentine President Alberto Fernández sent a message through the national broadcast network announcing he would be instructing the Justice Ministry and the representative of the Executive Branch within the Council of the Magistracy to investigate a news report that a group of judges and other high-ranking officials had convened at the Patagonian estate of British tycoon Joe Lewis, who is said to be a close friend of former President Mauricio Macri s.
The Customs Authority of Argentina has seized 2,233 block reward mining rigs worth $21 million that it alleges were overvalued in an attempt to evade taxes.