US EditionUS Court Files Show Espert Received US$200,000 From Alleged Narco-Trafficker
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US court files show Espert received US$200,000 from alleged narco-trafficker
Current national deputy and leading La Libertad Avanza candidate received a money order for US$200,000 in 2020, coming from a criminal organisation linked by Fred Machado, who is awaiting extradition to the United States.
The candidate for deputy of La Libertad Avanza (LLA) in the province said he will answer you in the Justice
The deputy took off from the accusations that Juan Grabois made before the Justice.He said he can "justify" all his income.He said he will not give up his candidacy to renew his bank for La Libertad Avanza.
"Did you receive $200,000 from Fred Machado?" The insistent question, made on at least ten occasions in the air of A24 on Wednesday night, did not get an effective answer from Congressman José Luis Espert. "A role, from a supposed parallel accounting, of a cause that exists in the United States...but please, what are we talking about?", Espert rehearsed an escape to the recurring question. Finally, the (official) answer came from the United Stat…
“He has an obligation to appear before the Justice. If he does not do so and proves that this transfer did not exist, he is hiding information,” said the former deputy.
The Minister of National Security, Patricia Bullrich, publicly urged Congressman José Luis Espert to offer a clear answer on whether or not he received money from Federico “Fred” Machado, an entrepreneur linked to a drug trafficking case. La Libertad Avanza’s main candidate in the Federal Capital expressed her disagreement with the position Espert adopted during a television interview, where he refused to confirm or deny the receipt of $200,000 …
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