The Argentine Justice detected alleged operations with cryptocurrencies of the head of the Cabinet of Ministers, Manuel Adorniwhich were not included in his last sworn statement, in the context of a case for alleged illicit enrichment.
The Argentine Justice detected alleged operations with cryptocurrencies of the head of the Cabinet of Ministers, Manuel Adorniwhich were not included in his last sworn statement, in the context of a case for alleged illicit enrichment.
The prosecution found movements on digital asset platforms after the lifting of banking, fiscal and financial secrecy of Adornifrom your partner Bettina Angeletti and companies linked to both, according to local media Infobae.
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The first reports submitted by more than 20 platforms – among them Binance, Ripio, Lemon and Satoshi Tango- confirmed movements with cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, ether and USDT that were made during 2024 and They were not informed in the last sworn statement that Adorni presented to the Anti-Corruption Officeaccording to what was published by the Clarín newspaper.
President Milei’s Chief of Staff then declared that he had $42,500 in cash and a savings account in the United States with $6,220.
The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, hugs the spokesperson for the Presidency and legislative candidate Manuel Adorni during the closing ceremony of his campaign in Buenos Aires, on May 14, 2025. (AFP)
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Argentine regulations require declaring this type of digital assets among the personal assets of public officials.
In parallel, The former representative of the ruling party La Libertad Avanza (LLA) Marcela Pagano denounced this week before the Justice that the official received 3 million dollars in a virtual wallet for the launch of the cryptocurrency $LIBRA, promoted on social networks by Milei and whose value, after skyrocketing for less than an hour, abruptly plummeted, causing million-dollar losses and giving rise to another judicial investigation.
Adorni is being investigated for illicit enrichment as a result of alleged financial irregularities detected by cash payments, and without an invoice, for the purchase of an apartment in Buenos Aires and a house in an exclusive neighborhood on the outskirts of the capital. which had not been declared until just a few weeks ago, as well as for remodeling works.
It is also being investigated how he paid for luxury family trips to Aruba and Punta del Este, in Uruguay. According to witnesses who have testified at the Prosecutor’s Office, Adorni spent more than $100,000 in just over a year, which contrasts with his last declared savings.
