Leal ordered delivery of cash-stuffed envelope to Transport Secretariat official, witness says

A former employee testified that he delivered an envelope containing a "wad of cash" to a Transportation Secretariat official on February 4, 2026, acting on direct instructions from Facundo Leal. The incident is now part of an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption involving Arsat, the state-owned company previously led by Leal during the Alberto Fernández administration.

At the time of the alleged delivery, Leal was heading the National Airport System Regulatory Agency (Orsna) under the current Javier Milei presidency. He resigned from that post 20 days later. The testimony suggests a pattern of suspicious financial movements, further supported by the discovery of nearly $2.6 million and large quantities of drugs during recent raids on properties connected to Leal.

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a wad of money

Prosecutors view the envelope delivery as part of a larger scheme. The employee's account aligns with other Arsat employees' descriptions of seeing unmarked A4-sized brown envelopes on meeting tables. Additionally, Leal's former driver, who worked with him for over six years, described Leal frequently carrying a second backpack in his car trunk after certain meetings, which he deemed "strange" conduct. These details are being incorporated into the case examining alleged bribery and irregular contracts between Arsat and Argentina Logistic Services (ALS).

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strange