Former Argentine senator Edgardo Darío Kueider and his secretary were convicted of attempted currency smuggling in Paraguay, receiving suspended sentences after being detained in 2024 with undeclared funds. The former lawmaker also faces ongoing money laundering proceedings in the country and an extradition request from Argentina.
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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.
The Specialized Economic Crimes Trial Court postponed to August 24 the trial of former Peace Judge of La Catedral, Nathalia Guadalupe Garcete Aquino, accused of misconduct in the scheme known as the 'promissory note mafia'. Pending appeals and a challenge against the appellate judges motivated the new postponement.
The former chief of staff of the Asunción City Hall, Wilfrido Cáceres, and his wife, Ruth Jazmín Da Silva Almirón, will be tried starting July 27 for illicit enrichment and money laundering. The accusation points to bank transactions incompatible with legal income and simulated transfers of assets to alleged front men.
The former mayor of San Pedro de Ycuamandyyú, Gustavo Rodríguez (ANR-HC), and nine other individuals return to court this Monday for the second day of oral trial for alleged breach of trust. The case involves the embezzlement of G. 2.269 million during his administration (2021-2022).