While alleged Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset negotiates a plea deal with US authorities, his ex-wife, Gianina García Troche, has been formally charged in Paraguay with money laundering. The timing marks another chapter in the A Ultranza Py case.
Judge Rossie Alston Jr., of the Alexandria, Virginia, court, postponed Marset's hearing to July 1 at 10 a.m., at the request of both the defense and the prosecution. The new deadline will allow lawyers to review the “plea offer” presented by the prosecution. The federal prosecutor's office, led by prosecutor Anthony T. Aminoff, has already gathered 22 GB of evidence against Marset, equivalent to about 4 million pages of text or 5,500 cell phone photos. The material includes electronic communications in Spanish and Portuguese obtained from servers abroad.
Marset, who had already waived his right to a speedy trial, agreed to the postponement. He is expected to plead guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence.
Meanwhile, in Asunción, anti-drug prosecutor Deny Yoon Pak filed a formal indictment against Gianina García Troche, 33, a Uruguayan and Marset's ex-wife. According to the indictment, García Troche was a key figure in the money-laundering scheme linked to international cocaine trafficking. She allegedly created shell companies, such as Grupo San Jorge SA (known as Total Cars), in May 2021, together with Alexis Vidal González, also prosecuted in the A Ultranza Py case. The company, with a capital of G. 1 billion, was controlled by García Troche (75%) and was used to issue fake invoices and move illicit funds, including sponsoring sports and martial arts events.
The indictment also states that García Troche opened a bank account using a fake employment certificate, in which she claimed to own a truck from Transportadora Kuarahy SRL, in order to inject dirty money into the formal financial system. Although Marset, from hiding, has denied her involvement, police intelligence reports classify her as a “facilitator, administrator and front” for the organization.
García Troche arrived in Paraguay on May 21, 2025, after being detained in Spain in 2024 while returning from the United Arab Emirates. She had been a fugitive since 2022. Her arrest in the country was marked by controversy: two heads of the Viñas Cué military prison lost their posts for allegedly granting her privileges, such as a nearly VIP cell. She is currently detained at the Emboscada prison.