Detention of Buenos Aires prosecutor's official puts Kicillof administration on edge
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- Albertina Mangini, a prosecutor's office official in Buenos Aires province, was arrested in an investigation into alleged money laundering of $27 billion.
- The provincial government clarified that Mangini is not part of Governor Axel Kicillof's political staff, emphasizing her independence from the Executive branch.
- Investigations are proceeding in both administrative and criminal courts to determine her culpability and appropriate sanctions.
The arrest of Albertina Mangini, an official within the Buenos Aires provincial prosecutor's office, has put Governor Axel Kicillof's administration on edge. Mangini, who coordinated with the Patronato de Liberados (released offenders board), was detained as part of an investigation into alleged money laundering totaling $27 billion.
The detained official does not work or has never worked at the Patronato de Liberados of the province of Buenos Aires.
The provincial government moved quickly to distance itself from Mangini, with Justice Minister Martín Mena stating she is not part of the current administration's political staff and has never worked for the Patronato de Liberados. Mena stressed that Mangini is a judicial official under the Attorney General's office and has no connection to the provincial Executive branch.
Mangini, who joined the institution in 2009 during the tenure of former Attorney General María del Carmen Falbo, faces a disciplinary inquiry by the Ministry Public's Secretariat of Disciplinary Control and Prosecution. This body will decide on administrative sanctions beyond her preventive suspension. Separately, a criminal case is advancing in La Plata, where prosecutors are investigating her alleged involvement in a scheme to exploit vulnerable individuals by obtaining their biometric data to open virtual accounts and channel funds.
She is a judicial official of the Attorney General's Office of the province of Buenos Aires.
If convicted of charges incompatible with her role, Mangini could be dismissed without a political trial. The administrative investigation aims to determine functional duty violations, while the criminal case seeks to establish her responsibility and level of participation in the alleged money laundering operation. The investigation suggests a structure operated from late 2023 to August 2024, targeting economically vulnerable people to open digital accounts in their names using their personal and biometric information.
She has nothing to do with the provincial Executive Power.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.
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