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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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.
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.