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CCSS names interim finance manager after suspending witness in Barrenador case

From La Nación · () Spanish

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  • Costa Rica’s Social Security Fund, CCSS, appointed Eithel Corea Baltodano as interim finance manager.
  • The appointment followed the suspension of the previous officeholder, who is identified in the headline as a witness in the Barrenador case.
  • Corea Baltodano previously served as logistics manager while current lawmaker Marta Esquivel was president of the CCSS.

Costa Rica’s Social Security Fund, known as the CCSS, has appointed Eithel Corea Baltodano as interim finance manager after suspending the person who held the post and who is identified as a witness in the Barrenador case.

Corea Baltodano previously worked as the CCSS logistics manager when Marta Esquivel, now a lawmaker, served as president of the institution.

The appointment was reported by La Nación in a brief article dated Sept. 7, 2026. The supplied report identifies Corea Baltodano as the new interim finance manager but provides no further details about the suspension or the case.

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