US Edition“If I Speak, the Country Falls”: Fred Machado’s Threats and Santiago Caputo’s Response
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The Argentine businessman maintained contact with the presidential adviser in the days before he was arrested. He issued a warning to the government: "If I speak, the country falls." His extradition is scheduled for the 5th of next month. In his last hours under house arrest and instants that the Supreme Court would enable his extradition to the United States, businessman Federico “Fred” Machado broke the silence in a journalistic interview in w…
Fred Machado already has an extradition date: it will be November 5th. But before being arrested he gave a long interview to journalist Caro Fernández in which he told a cross of messages that he had with Santiago Caputo that, in this context, sounds like a threat. “To Santiago Caputo I send a message: ‘I don’t want to go to the United States. If this explodes, I founded everything. I speak and the country falls tomorrow.’ The answer was: ‘Messa…
Before being extradited to the United States, where he is being investigated for drug trafficking, Fred Machado spoke again about his relationship with José Luis Espert, who lowered his candidacy for a deputy for La Libertad Avanza after contracts were met with the businessman, and warned: “If I speak, the country falls.” On this warning, he explained: “To Santiago Caputo I send a message: ‘I don’t want to go to the United States. If this explod…
Espert’s financier continues to complicate La Libertad Avanza’s campaign. He revealed messages with Rosada officials and warned that he knows much more than he does.
Last Thursday, October 16, the date was known when Fred Machado will be extradited to the United States. It should be remembered that he is accused by the Texas state justice system of integrating an organization linked to international cocaine trafficking, as well as facing charges of money laundering and large-scale fraud in operations related to the purchase-sale of aircraft. He will be tried by a federal grand jury in the East District of Te…
In the midst of the explosive statements he gave before his extradition, businessman Fred Machado revealed what the government’s reaction was when he threatened to unleash a national scandal. According to his testimony, the response of the presidential adviser, Santiago Caputo, to his warning was as brief as it was blunt: “Message received.” According to Argentina News, the detail arises from the journalist Caro Fernández’s chronicle for the GPS…
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