Former Petropar president Sergio Escobar Amarilla was sentenced to three years in prison for breach of trust after failing to properly oversee an unfinished electrification contract that caused an estimated G. 12 billion loss in Mauricio José Troche; former manager Leoncio Saúl González was acquitted after proceedings lasting more than 12 years.
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The mayor of San Estanislao, Agustín Ovando, has once again been charged by the Public Ministry for the alleged embezzlement of approximately 1.85 billion guaranis, a case that also involves municipal employee María Lourdes Ocampos, with preventive measures requested for both. Ovando remains in office and has announced he will not seek re-election.
Former Argentine senator Edgardo Darío Kueider and his secretary, Iara Guinsel, were convicted of attempted smuggling in Paraguay. Their sentences of two years and one year and ten months, respectively, were suspended.
Two council members and the former municipal accountant confirmed in a hearing that the mayor of Jesús de Tavarangüe, Víctor Garay, diverted approximately G 2.44 billion to a "parallel commission." The funds, which came from laws for cultural heritage, were used for substandard public works without a bidding process, according to the Public Prosecutor's Office's accusation of breach of trust.
The Paraguayan Public Prosecutor's Office has requested a sentence of two years and two months in prison for former Argentine senator Edgardo Kueider and his secretary for attempted currency smuggling, after they were detained in December 2024 with over 200,000 undeclared US dollars, while the defense requested acquittal and the trial continues pending the verdict.