of Federal Court of Cassation divided Financial Information Department The UIF, a specialized agency for prosecuting money laundering, filed a lawsuit related to this case. bribe noteSince the presidential order of Javier Millay Therefore, he cannot become a plaintiff and sue.
This lawsuit does not affect the trial over the bribery notebook that has already begun. FIU is the plaintiffbut refers to the side file investigating the widow’s lawyer. Daniel Muñozformer private secretary to the Kirchner family, died leaving an estate of approximately $100 million.
FIU officials revealed nation They say they will seek to contact the court to review the decision.
The decision was taken by the Third Chamber of the Federal Court of Cassation, which, in a unanimous decision, removed the Financial Intelligence Department from the role of complainant in accordance with Decree 274/2025 of the State Executive.
It was a vote by the judges. Mariano Volinsky, Carlos Mahíquez, Guillermo Jacobucciwhich triggered a defense appeal. They removed the Financial Intelligence Division from the role of plaintiff in lawsuits against lawyers miguel angel pro and other people close to him. Verify without prejudice all actions taken in the investigation.
They took into account the provisions of the national executive through art. 10 pieces Decree 274/2025 This explicitly revoked the authority of the Financial Intelligence Division to intervene in criminal proceedings as a party to the complaint.
This decision will come into effect from the date of publication in the Official Gazette, i.e. April 16, 2025. The abolition of the FIU’s right to prosecute was based on the FIU’s recommendations. Financial Action Task Force (FATF) considers that these organizations do not play such a role in comparative law or in other countries of the world.
Another argument was to avoid duplication with the duties of prosecutors, who are responsible for carrying out public criminal proceedings. in addition to Optimize economic resourcesefficiency at the human and national level.
This case is being investigated for possible money laundering crimes. Giving legitimacy to money of false origin It was allegedly obtained as part of a criminal act reported in a case known as the “Corruption Note.”
Specifically, in this case, some of the funds from illegal sources were Products purchased overseas The aim is to sever all ties with previous illegal events.
This file is not included and is not part of the files that are the subject of oral proceedings in the Bribery Notebook case or other related cases (13816, 18590, 13820). Oral trial began on November 6, 2025.
In fact, the notebook case is currently being handled by the First Chamber of the Court of Cassation, made up of Judges Gustavo Hornos, Diego Valloetaveña and Javier Carvajo, who have so far already rejected a similar appeal to have the FIU removed from the file, and simply dismissed the appeal without going into any analysis of the arguments.
In this file from Cassation’s Chamber III: carolina poccettiMuñoz’s “The Widow of a Millionaire,” for Sin money laundering and His assets were seized for a total of $38 million.. Also, Franco Muñozson of former presidential secretary, arrested $11 million.
The rest includes 20 defendantsAmong them were relatives, lawyers, frontmen, and property managers, all of whom were arrested and charged with the following charges: $412 million.
The size of the seizure shows how much money Muñoz and his family laundered. He took about $70 million out of the country. and invested them 16 luxury accommodations in Miami, 2 in New York And he conceived the idea of building a tourist complex on land along the coast. 16 hectares of paradise in the Turks and Caicos Islandsto build a huge beach resort from the Caribbean.
In addition to these overseas assets, Muñoz and his gang successfully laundered more than $100 million in Argentina.as it was discovered in the name of a former presidential secretary. 113 real estate properties nationwideThis includes two ranches in Santa Cruz (one of which is 20,000 hectares), cabin complexes in Villa La Angostura, El Calafate and San Martín de los Andes, real estate in Rio Gallegos, garage buildings, houses and apartments in Buenos Aires.
The case is in the hands of a federal judge Julian Ercoliniis a detachment from the main file of the bribe note that has already been submitted to the oral trial, and the driver Oscar Centeno He told how former Kirchner officials who collected bribes from businessmen were transported in bags, sometimes to Cristina Kirchner’s apartment in Recoleta, where they were received by Daniel Muñoz himself.
Judiciary authorities suspect that these funds were not given by “Mexicans” from Muñoz to his superiors, but to deputy secretaries with the rank and hierarchy of Secretary Néstor Kirchner and Secretary Cristina Kirchner, then to private secretaries, and finally to presidential aides. I would be someone’s frontman.
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