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'''The K money trail''' ({{lang-es|La ruta del dinero K}}, "K" stands for "''[[Kirchnerism]]''") is a 2013 political scandal in Argentina. It began with an investigation of the TV programm ''[[Periodismo para todos]]'', led by journalist [[Jorge Lanata]], who described a case of [[embezzlement]] involving the former president [[Néstor Kirchner]], the current president [[Cristina de Kirchner]] and the businessman [[Lázaro Báez]], who worked for them. According to the investigation, Báez channeled money destined to public infrastructure to [[tax haven]]s. The scandal led to a judiciary investigation. |
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==Development== |
==Development== |
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''[[Periodismo para todos]]'' began its 2013 season on April 14. |
''[[Periodismo para todos]]'' began its 2013 season on April 14. Jorge Lanata pointed that, according to his annual oath to the [[AFIP]], Néstor Kirchner and his wife Cristina de Kirchner had a private wealth of US$ 1.4 million in 2003, when Néstor Kirchner became president of Argentina. When he died in 2010, their private wealth was US$ 14.1 million. Lanata said that, besides that, there was a large amount of undeclared money as well. The first programme included interviews with [[Leonardo Fariña]] and [[Federico Elaskar]], who detailed the methodology used by [[Lázaro Báez]] to send 55 millions of Euros to tax havens. Lázaro Báez was a businessman from the [[Santa Cruz Province, Argentina|Santa Cruz Province]], and a close friend of Néstor Kirchner. Leonardo Fariña works for Báez, and Federico Elascar led SGI, a financial firm that was used for money laundering.<ref name="comercio">[http://elcomercio.pe/actualidad/1578484/noticia-kirchner-ruta-dinero-negro Los K y la ruta del dinero negro] {{es}}</ref> Elaskar pointed the existence of more than 50 financial firms used for similar transactions. Fabián Rossi, husband of the actress [[Iliana Calabró]], was accused of managing the financial operations in [[Panama]].<ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1572765-lanata-mostro-la-ruta-del-dinero-de-lazaro-baez Jorge Lanata mostró la ruta del dinero de Lázaro Báez] {{es}}</ref> |
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Both Fariña and Elaskar |
Both Fariña and Elaskar denied the things they have said, after the programme was aired. Lanata showed renewed evidences the following programmes, that confirmed their initial declarations. The prosecutor Guillermo Marijuán began to investigate Lázaro Baez for the issues mentioned in the programme. Lanata aired an interview with Miriam Quiroga, secretary of Néstor Kirchner.<ref name="comercio"/> Quiroga described people moving full bags of money from the ''[[Casa Rosada]]'' and the ''[[Quinta de Olivos]]'' to [[El Calafate]], the home town of Kirchner, using the [[Tango 01]] presidential airforce. Quiroga confirmed as well that Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was aware of those operations, and although she could not confirm the existence of a vault at the Kirchner's house, she had heard things that made her suspect that it was very likely.<ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1579333-otra-denuncia-por-la-ruta-del-dinero-kirchnerista Otra denuncia por la "ruta del dinero kirchnerista"] {{es}}</ref> The former prosecutor Andrés Vivanco pointed that Báez's wealth is actually the wealth of Néstor Kirchner, and mentioned two other vaults in Río Gallegos, one belonging to Cristina Kirchner, the other to Báez.<ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1583276-ex-fiscal-de-santa-cruz-lo-que-tiene-lazaro-baez-es-de-nestor-kirchner Ex fiscal de Santa Cruz: "Lo que tiene Lázaro Báez es de Néstor Kirchner"] {{es}}</ref> |
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On May 19 |
On May 19 Lanata made further accusations of money laundering to Néstor Kirchner, his son Máximo Kirchner, Lázaro Báez and the sport agent Miguel Ángel Pires. This operation would be done through the brought of soccer players for [[Racing Club de Avellaneda]], such as Rubén Ramírez, Pablo Lugüercio, Marcos Cáceres, Nicolás Cabrera, Leandro González and Martín Wagner.<ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1583608-jorge-lanata-denuncio-que-nestor-kirchner-y-lazaro-baez-compraron-jugadores-de-racing-para-l Jorge Lanata denunció que Néstor Kirchner y Lázaro Báez compraron pases de jugadores para Racing] {{es}}</ref> |
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Once again, none of these allegations were ever proved in court so far. |
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On August 18 |
On August 18 Lanata pointed that, according to the official reports, Cristina Kirchner visited [[Seychelles]] on January 21 and 22, with no records of the presidential activities in those days. Seychelles was mentioned by Elaskar as a destiny of the money. A few months after the visit, Seychelles was removed from the official list of [[fiscal paradise]]s. The program pointed as well that Néstor Kirchner created in Ireland a [[Shell corporation|shell subsidiary]] of another corporation in [[Panama]] led by him.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1611975-jorge-lanata-denuncio-la-existencia-de-un-paraiso-fiscal-vinculado-a-la-ruta-del-dinero-k|title= Jorge Lanata mostró las islas Seychelles, el paraíso fiscal vinculado a la ruta del dinero K|trans_title= Jorge Lanata showed the Seychelles islands, the fiscal paradise linked to the road of the money K|language= Spanish|author= |date= August 19, 2013|work= |publisher= La Nación|accessdate=August 19, 2013}}</ref> |
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==Government reactions== |
==Government reactions== |
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The national deputy [[Andrés Larroque]] considered the |
The national deputy [[Andrés Larroque]] considered the scandal a veiled coup attempt by the media.<ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1584997-el-jefe-de-la-campora-vuelve-a-denunciar-un-movimiento-destituyente-y-convoca-a-organizarse El jefe de La Cámpora vuelve a denunciar "un movimiento destituyente" y convoca a "organizarse"] {{es}}</ref> Writer [[Ricardo Forster]] minimized the significance of political corruption, and considered the interest of the press in it a threat to democracy.<ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1584744-ricardo-forster-que-carajo-se-como-hizo-la-plata-lazaro-baez Ricardo Forster: "¡Qué carajo sé cómo hizo la plata Lázaro Báez!"] {{es}}</ref> |
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As Leonardo Fariña was the husband of the TV personality [[Karina Jelinek]], the government sought first to give coverage at the gossip TV shows in their controlled channels. It was thought that if the case was linked to a mere dispute of TV personalities, it would be discredited. This attempt did not work as expected: the extended coverage simply increased the public awareness about the controversy among the population that does not follow political TV programs. The details about the money being weighed instead of counted and the vaults at the homes of politicians helped to increase the public awareness, as regular corruption controversies are highly complex for the layman.<ref>Mendelevich, p. 158</ref> |
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| ⚫ | to reduce the audience of ''Periodismo para todos'' by rescheduling the soccer matches, so that the most important match of the week is aired at the same time.<ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1584277-cambian-la-hora-de-los-partidos-para-competir-con-lanata Cambian la hora de los partidos para competir con Lanata] {{es}}</ref> The operation was unsuccessful, as Lanata got 24.7 rating points against 16 for the Boca-Newell's match.<ref>[http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1585852-lanata-supero-a-la-tv-publica-en-la-batalla-por-el-rating Jorge Lanata superó a la TV Pública en la batalla por el rating] {{es}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | [[Oscar Parrilli]] said that the stay in Seychelles was of 13 hours and not 2 days, and critizised Lanata for trusting the official information. Parrilli described Lanata as a hitman and murderer, and said that the [[Grupo Clarín]] was a threat to democracy.<ref>[http://www.clarin.com/politica/Gobierno-cuestionaron-publicado-Boletin-Oficial_0_977302578.html Parrilli dice que Lanata es "un asesino mediático"] {{es}}</ref> |
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==Bibliography== |
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* {{cite book |last= Mendelevich|first= Pablo|authorlink= |title= El relato kirchnerista en 200 expresiones|url= |accessdate= |year= 2013|publisher= Ediciones B|location= |isbn= 978-987-627-412-8|page=}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 01:36, 21 October 2013
The K money trail (Spanish: La ruta del dinero K, "K" stands for "Kirchnerism") is a 2013 political scandal in Argentina. It began with an investigation of the TV programm Periodismo para todos, led by journalist Jorge Lanata, who described a case of embezzlement involving the former president Néstor Kirchner, the current president Cristina de Kirchner and the businessman Lázaro Báez, who worked for them. According to the investigation, Báez channeled money destined to public infrastructure to tax havens. The scandal led to a judiciary investigation.
Development
Periodismo para todos began its 2013 season on April 14. Jorge Lanata pointed that, according to his annual oath to the AFIP, Néstor Kirchner and his wife Cristina de Kirchner had a private wealth of US$ 1.4 million in 2003, when Néstor Kirchner became president of Argentina. When he died in 2010, their private wealth was US$ 14.1 million. Lanata said that, besides that, there was a large amount of undeclared money as well. The first programme included interviews with Leonardo Fariña and Federico Elaskar, who detailed the methodology used by Lázaro Báez to send 55 millions of Euros to tax havens. Lázaro Báez was a businessman from the Santa Cruz Province, and a close friend of Néstor Kirchner. Leonardo Fariña works for Báez, and Federico Elascar led SGI, a financial firm that was used for money laundering.[1] Elaskar pointed the existence of more than 50 financial firms used for similar transactions. Fabián Rossi, husband of the actress Iliana Calabró, was accused of managing the financial operations in Panama.[2]
Both Fariña and Elaskar denied the things they have said, after the programme was aired. Lanata showed renewed evidences the following programmes, that confirmed their initial declarations. The prosecutor Guillermo Marijuán began to investigate Lázaro Baez for the issues mentioned in the programme. Lanata aired an interview with Miriam Quiroga, secretary of Néstor Kirchner.[1] Quiroga described people moving full bags of money from the Casa Rosada and the Quinta de Olivos to El Calafate, the home town of Kirchner, using the Tango 01 presidential airforce. Quiroga confirmed as well that Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was aware of those operations, and although she could not confirm the existence of a vault at the Kirchner's house, she had heard things that made her suspect that it was very likely.[3] The former prosecutor Andrés Vivanco pointed that Báez's wealth is actually the wealth of Néstor Kirchner, and mentioned two other vaults in Río Gallegos, one belonging to Cristina Kirchner, the other to Báez.[4]
On May 19 Lanata made further accusations of money laundering to Néstor Kirchner, his son Máximo Kirchner, Lázaro Báez and the sport agent Miguel Ángel Pires. This operation would be done through the brought of soccer players for Racing Club de Avellaneda, such as Rubén Ramírez, Pablo Lugüercio, Marcos Cáceres, Nicolás Cabrera, Leandro González and Martín Wagner.[5]
On August 18 Lanata pointed that, according to the official reports, Cristina Kirchner visited Seychelles on January 21 and 22, with no records of the presidential activities in those days. Seychelles was mentioned by Elaskar as a destiny of the money. A few months after the visit, Seychelles was removed from the official list of fiscal paradises. The program pointed as well that Néstor Kirchner created in Ireland a shell subsidiary of another corporation in Panama led by him.[6]
Government reactions
The national deputy Andrés Larroque considered the scandal a veiled coup attempt by the media.[7] Writer Ricardo Forster minimized the significance of political corruption, and considered the interest of the press in it a threat to democracy.[8]
As Leonardo Fariña was the husband of the TV personality Karina Jelinek, the government sought first to give coverage at the gossip TV shows in their controlled channels. It was thought that if the case was linked to a mere dispute of TV personalities, it would be discredited. This attempt did not work as expected: the extended coverage simply increased the public awareness about the controversy among the population that does not follow political TV programs. The details about the money being weighed instead of counted and the vaults at the homes of politicians helped to increase the public awareness, as regular corruption controversies are highly complex for the layman.[9]
to reduce the audience of Periodismo para todos by rescheduling the soccer matches, so that the most important match of the week is aired at the same time.[10] The operation was unsuccessful, as Lanata got 24.7 rating points against 16 for the Boca-Newell's match.[11]
Oscar Parrilli said that the stay in Seychelles was of 13 hours and not 2 days, and critizised Lanata for trusting the official information. Parrilli described Lanata as a hitman and murderer, and said that the Grupo Clarín was a threat to democracy.[12]
Bibliography
- Mendelevich, Pablo (2013). El relato kirchnerista en 200 expresiones. Ediciones B. ISBN 978-987-627-412-8.
References
- ^ a b Los K y la ruta del dinero negro Template:Es
- ^ Jorge Lanata mostró la ruta del dinero de Lázaro Báez Template:Es
- ^ Otra denuncia por la "ruta del dinero kirchnerista" Template:Es
- ^ Ex fiscal de Santa Cruz: "Lo que tiene Lázaro Báez es de Néstor Kirchner" Template:Es
- ^ Jorge Lanata denunció que Néstor Kirchner y Lázaro Báez compraron pases de jugadores para Racing Template:Es
- ^ "Jorge Lanata mostró las islas Seychelles, el paraíso fiscal vinculado a la ruta del dinero K" (in Spanish). La Nación. August 19, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ El jefe de La Cámpora vuelve a denunciar "un movimiento destituyente" y convoca a "organizarse" Template:Es
- ^ Ricardo Forster: "¡Qué carajo sé cómo hizo la plata Lázaro Báez!" Template:Es
- ^ Mendelevich, p. 158
- ^ Cambian la hora de los partidos para competir con Lanata Template:Es
- ^ Jorge Lanata superó a la TV Pública en la batalla por el rating Template:Es
- ^ Parrilli dice que Lanata es "un asesino mediático" Template:Es