ILLICIT ENRICHMENT: THE ANTICORRUPTION OFFICE REQUESTED 6 YEARS IN PRISON AND A FINE OF 100% OF THE MONEY AND ILLEGAL GOODS FOR JOSÉ LÓPEZ
Friday May 10, 2019
The Anti-Corruption Office (OA), complainant in the case, today asked to be
ordered to 6 years imprisonment and perpetual absolute disqualification
from public office of former Public Works Secretary Jose Lopez for illicit
enrichment. Plus a penalty of 100% of enrichment, legal and ancillary costs
were requested.
the sentence of 4 years in prison for María Amalia Diaz (wife of Lopez) was
also requested by a participant in the crime considered necessary
enrichment of public officials. Andrés Galera and Carlos Gianni, considered
figureheads Lopez was asked 3 years in prison. Eduardo Gutierrez person
also filed, he was claimed 2 years and 8 months in prison. For religious
Celia Inés Aparicio OA ordered two years in prison for concealment. In
addition, OA claimed to proceed with the forfeiture in favor of the
National Government (so this gives you a public purpose) of the two
properties and money (over 9 million) Lopez tried to hide. Finally, the
Office denounced Lopez to use the facilities and services of the Ministry
of Public Works on his behalf and that of his family in a truly scandalous
way.
Before the Federal Court ° N 1 (composed of judges Ricardo Basílico, Adrian
Grunberg and Jose Antonio Michilini) the allegation of OA developed (by
lawyers Arturo Gutierrez and Lucas Trigo) in which the three facts were
detailed that make up the unjustified increase in the assets of the former
official.
First, Lopez was discovered and arrested by the Buenos Aires Provincial
Police owned four bags and a suitcase which had inside 8.982047 dollars,
153,610 euros, 59,114 pesos and 425 yuan. In addition, they found
watches "high end".
"There has been controversial in this trial that this large amount of money
and luxury goods were transported by Lopez in the early hours of June 14,
2016 from his home in Belgrano 1018 in the town of Dique Luján of Tigre to
the Monastery of Our lady of Fatima, "the investigator of the Office. "We
must not forget that can be seen on the security cameras that the accused
leaves further supported by the entrance carrying a machine gun with him,"
he said.
Then he said that "this lawsuit will prove with certainty that the money he
was kidnapped held by Lopez was entirely his. That huge amount of dollars,
nearly 9 million, are owned, he had them at home, and who brought them from
there to hide in the convent ". He further stressed that this sum of money
is not justified and is consistent with their income declared in their
affidavits. "In the Convent of the Penitents and Orantes Sisters of Our
Lady of Fatima, they were waiting. It was a place I used to go. He was a
friend of those who lived there "and" from the Ministry of Public Works had
already been derived him large sums of money on other opportunities, "he
added.
The second of the maneuver which composes the enrichment injustificado-
configured through the purchase, renovation and simulation of a rental of a
property the town Dique Luján, Tigre, Province of Buenos Aires. To cover
this purchase "Jose Lopez used the collaboration of two nominees. This
property was valued at $ 680,000 and not justified in revenue, "continued
OA.
For the office, López "would have served his wife Maria Amalia Diaz to
reform the house and for concealment of circumstances that served as Andrés
Galera course, as first owner- and Eduardo Ramon Gutierrez - as a second
course owner and locador-, to cover the capital gains in any way be
justified by their declared income in OA ".
Finally, José Lopez is also accused him of buying an apartment located at
Av. Las Heras 2032 Buenos Aires. This property was purchased for $
104,500. "It has been demonstrated in this trial that this acquisition, as
in the house of the town of Tigre, Lopez also earned two people who lent
their names as nominees for both the purchase as well as to simulate a
location, "said the researcher at the allegation.
The Anti-Corruption Office (OA), complainant in the case, today asked to be
ordered to 6 years imprisonment and perpetual absolute disqualification
from public office of former Public Works Secretary Jose Lopez for illicit
enrichment. Plus a penalty of 100% of enrichment, legal and ancillary costs
were requested.
the sentence of 4 years in prison for María Amalia Diaz (wife of Lopez) was
also requested by a participant in the crime considered necessary
enrichment of public officials. Andrés Galera and Carlos Gianni, considered
figureheads Lopez was asked 3 years in prison. Eduardo Gutierrez person
also filed, he was claimed 2 years and 8 months in prison. For religious
Celia Inés Aparicio OA ordered two years in prison for concealment. In
addition, OA claimed to proceed with the forfeiture in favor of the
National Government (so this gives you a public purpose) of the two
properties and money (over 9 million) Lopez tried to hide. Finally, the
Office denounced Lopez to use the facilities and services of the Ministry
of Public Works on his behalf and that of his family in a truly scandalous
way.
Before the Federal Court ° N 1 (composed of judges Ricardo Basílico, Adrian
Grunberg and Jose Antonio Michilini) the allegation of OA developed (by
lawyers Arturo Gutierrez and Lucas Trigo) in which the three facts were
detailed that make up the unjustified increase in the assets of the former
official.
First, Lopez was discovered and arrested by the Buenos Aires Provincial
Police owned four bags and a suitcase which had inside 8.982047 dollars,
153,610 euros, 59,114 pesos and 425 yuan. In addition, they found
watches "high end".
"There has been controversial in this trial that this large amount of money
and luxury goods were transported by Lopez in the early hours of June 14,
2016 from his home in Belgrano 1018 in the town of Dique Luján of Tigre to
the Monastery of Our lady of Fatima, "the investigator of the Office. "We
must not forget that can be seen on the security cameras that the accused
leaves further supported by the entrance carrying a machine gun with him,"
he said.
Then he said that "this lawsuit will prove with certainty that the money he
was kidnapped held by Lopez was entirely his. That huge amount of dollars,
nearly 9 million, are owned, he had them at home, and who brought them from
there to hide in the convent ". He further stressed that this sum of money
is not justified and is consistent with their income declared in their
affidavits. "In the Convent of the Penitents and Orantes Sisters of Our
Lady of Fatima, they were waiting. It was a place I used to go. He was a
friend of those who lived there "and" from the Ministry of Public Works had
already been derived him large sums of money on other opportunities, "he
added.
The second of the maneuver which composes the enrichment injustificado-
configured through the purchase, renovation and simulation of a rental of a
property the town Dique Luján, Tigre, Province of Buenos Aires. To cover
this purchase "Jose Lopez used the collaboration of two nominees. This
property was valued at $ 680,000 and not justified in revenue, "continued
OA.
For the office, López "would have served his wife Maria Amalia Diaz to
reform the house and for concealment of circumstances that served as Andrés
Galera course, as first owner- and Eduardo Ramon Gutierrez - as a second
course owner and locador-, to cover the capital gains in any way be
justified by their declared income in OA ".
Finally, José Lopez is also accused him of buying an apartment located at
Av. Las Heras 2032 Buenos Aires. This property was purchased for $
104,500. "It has been demonstrated in this trial that this acquisition, as
in the house of the town of Tigre, Lopez also earned two people who lent
their names as nominees for both the purchase as well as to simulate a
location, "said the researcher at the allegation.