Latin America | Argentina | Corruption

Judge indicts former Argentine president in corruption case

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez was indicted Tuesday in a corruption case involving public works. Federal Judge Julian Ercolini approved charges of illicit association and fraudulent administration against Fernandez, and two former aides: ex-Planning Minister Julio de Vido and former Public Works Secretary Jose Lopez. Also named was businessman Lazaro Baez, whose Austral Construcciones company allegedly benefited from irregular contracts.

Latin America | Argentina | Corruption

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Ex-Argentine President, Indicted on Financial Charge

Source: The New York Times

A judge in Argentina on Friday indicted former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and other officials on charges of manipulating the nation’s Central Bank during the final months of her administration. Mrs. Kirchner and the officials are accused of entering into contracts to sell the Central Bank’s dollars at below-market rates during her presidency in order to shore up the Argentine peso. Mrs. Kirchner has clashed with Judge Bonadio in the past, alluding to him as a gangster, and she had also unsuccessfully requested his recusal on this case. Supporters of Mrs. Kirchner contend