anti-corruption prosecutor Franco Mondino The former head of community safety and prevention for the city of Cordoba was indicted. Claudio Vinettawithin the framework of an investigation into the scandalous purchase of uniforms of the city’s urban guard. He is the third defendant in this file.
The charges focus on the following alleged crimes: Businesses that are incompatible with the exercise of public functionssigned an unusual contract worth approximately $99 million.
as confirmed Cordoba profileMr. Mondino intervened in the creation of the City Guard and added charges against the man who resigned in April of this year. So far, the uniform scandal didn’t seem to affect him.
The purpose of the survey is 400 uniform This was commissioned by the city in February 2024 to a company based in La Calera, Iche SA, owned by a former police officer. sebastian aguileraA person close to the then Vice-Minister of Security, walter ramon lujan. In fact, they were the first defendants in the case.
This disagreement stems from the personal and professional bonds between Luján and Aguilera, which would have affected the deal’s completion. When the relationship between the two was revealed, the city nullified the operation and the employee was removed from his position.
The charges against Mr. Vignetta, who was head of security at the time, will be added to the charges against Mr. Luján and Mr. Aguilera.
This episode was controversial not only due to possible incompatibility, but also due to the amount of canceled purchases. In October 2024, the municipality re-tendered the supply and awarded the same order (400 uniforms). $55 millionThat’s a savings of almost half of the previous value.
Former police officer with political projection
Vignetta received his training with the Cordoba Police Department. He reached the position of chief secretary when he was expelled from the military in 2014 by then-secretary Julio César Suárez.
The following year, he was appointed Secretary of Climate Risk and Disaster Management for the state of Córdoba.
He descended on Cordoba City with the aim of taking control of the city’s safety, as his position had influenced public opinion due to repeated forest fires. He resigned in April of this year, and the scandal-plagued city police department underwent a major transformation after his resignation.
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