News of investigation

Investigation into missing five-year-old Loan advances towards trial

29-05-2025 14:20 Prosecutors request closure of investigation into unsolved disappearance of Loan Danilo Peña in Corrientes Province almost one year ago; Trial proceedings expected soon.

'CRYPTOGATE' SCANDAL

President shuts down unit investigating crypto scandal

20-05-2025 14:46 Closing investigative unit probing 'Cryptogate' scandal ends the government’s internal investigation into the matter.

'CRYPTOGATE' SCANDAL

Milei shutters office investigating ‘cryptogate’ $LIBRA scandal

20-05-2025 10:54 Government says special unit – set up by President Javier Milei and also disbanded by him – probing allegations related to controversial cryptocurrency scandal shuttered after completing its “assigned task.”

'CRYPTOGATE' SCANDAL

Cryptogate: Novelli in spotlight as probe into Milei assets advances

15-05-2025 17:06 Mauricio Novelli in spotlight as footage emerges of family emptying safety deposit boxes just days after President’s infamous post; Judge Servini has asked for investigative reports regarding Milei siblings in a reserved writ under trial secrecy.

COURTS

Alberto Fernández reiterates denial as court confirms gender violence trial

16-04-2025 10:56 Former president set for trial after indictment confirmed by appeals court; Ex-president alleged beat and threatened his ex-partner, former first lady Fabiola Yáñez; Veteran Peronist again denies charges against him.

ITALIAN PROBE

Di María, Paredes under investigation for illegal betting in Italy

11-04-2025 09:55 World Cup-winning national team stars Leandro Paredes and Ángel Di María among dozen footballers suspected of using clandestine platforms to bet on poker and other sports.

POLITICS & CONGRESS

Lower house approves probe into Milei-$LIBRA crypto scandal

08-04-2025 19:30 Lawmakers vote to summon key ministers as fallout grows over so-called ‘Cryptogate’ scandal.

'CRYPTOGATE' SCANDAL

Prosecutor probes Milei assets in ‘$LIBRA’ Cryptogate case

27-03-2025 21:16 Federal prosecutor Eduardo Taiano gathering information regarding the assets of President Javier Milei, his sister Karina Milei and three businessmen.

INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO

Alberto Fernández: ‘Milei has the problem of being completely dogmatic’

23-02-2025 06:08 In the final part of a feature interview, former president Alberto Fernández discusses the insurance corruption allegations he faces in the courts, President Javier Milei, Peronism and his relationship with Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

‘CRYPTOGATE’ SCANDAL

Investigation to probe Milei’s conduct over 'cryptogate'

17-02-2025 15:34 Judge María Servini assigned probe into President’s conduct in launch of ‘$LIBRA’ cryptocurrency; Government announces its own investigation into scandal.

COURTS

Alberto Fernández denies hitting ex-partner in court appearance

04-02-2025 22:32 Former president Alberto Fernández appears at Comodoro Py federal courthouse for questioning over domestic violence allegations made by his ex-partner, former first lady Fabiola Yáñez.

latin america

Brazil's Bolsonaro denied passport for Trump inauguration

16-01-2025 17:58 Brazil's supreme court denied former president Jair Bolsonaro, under investigation for an alleged coup plot, from traveling to Donald Trump's inauguration next week.

DETAINED ARGENTINE IN VENEZUELA

Arrested Border Guard charged with 'terrorism' in Venezuela

27-12-2024 13:47 The arrest of Argentine gendarme Nahuel Agustín Gallo in Venezuela has sparked diplomatic tensions between Argentina and Venezuela. Gallo faces prosecution for terrorism, while Argentine President Javier Milei has condemned the arrest as a form of kidnapping.

Latin America

Ecuadorean adolescents still missing as search efforts increase

23-12-2024 20:34 President Daniel Noboa orders intensified search for four boys as public outrage grows ahead of elections. Military officials deny involvement.

DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE

Two new suspects charged in relation with Liam Payne’s death

12-12-2024 00:22 Judge orders host of suspects to testify, including businessman Rogelio Nores and employees from hotel where One Direction star died.

DEATH OF LIAM PAYNE

Initial test results confirm presence of cocaine in Liam Payne's body

21-10-2024 07:34 Initial test results sent to prosecutor leading case into late One Direction star's death reveal presence of cocaine in Liam Payne's body.

CRIME & INSECURITY

Prosecutor in Misiones child porn case says material includes images of newborns

03-09-2024 14:31 Prosecutor Daniela Dupuy states that brothers Germán and Sebastián Kiczka are “up against it” given the amount of evidence and “there are no doubts in the investigation” into child pornography and paedophila.

SPECIAL INVESTIGATION

Report: Milei questioned by AFIP for suspected irregular invoicing in 2015

29-08-2024 19:47 Investigation by 'La Nación' journalist Hugo Alconada Mon reveals head of state was investigated by AFIP tax agency in 2015; Probe related to economist’s time advising veteran Peronist then-Buenos Aires Province governor Daniel Scioli, obliging him to enter a five-year moratorium.

CRIME & SECURITY

‘All available resources’ deployed in search for find missing five-year-old

27-06-2024 18:14 Unsuccessful search for Loan Danilo Peña in Corrientes Province amid suspicions of child-trafficking; “Culprits” will pay, declares Patricia Bullrich as lead suspects are moved to jails in Salta and Chaco; President Milei meets Security minister for update on search.

CFK ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT

Trial into attempted assassination of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner begins

26-06-2024 12:14 Trial into 2022 assassination attempt of ex-president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner gets underway in Buenos Aires; Fernando Sabag Montiel, Brenda Uliarte and Nicolás Carrizo are the accused in a trial set to feature more than 270 witnesses.

BANKS PROBED

Argentina questions three banks on puts, bond transactions

13-05-2024 20:36 Argentina’s Central Bank and regulators are looking into at least three of the nation’s banks – Galicia, BBVA, Banco Supervielle – for potential irregularities in transactions with government bonds and put options.

CRIME & SECURITY

Santiago Maldonado: Courts reopens case, sidelines Judge Lleral

13-05-2024 15:08 Comodoro Rivadavia federal court rules out a forced disappearance but accepts appeal from dead youth’s family and human rights organisations questioning impartiality of magistrate leading case.

PRESIDENTIAL CHIEF-OF-STAFF

Investigation reveals Karina Milei’s role in Miami property firm

06-05-2024 17:11 Presidential Chief-of-staff was part of a US-based firm Alkary Investments LLC, which was controlled by her parents, which bought four properties for US$2.7 million in 2018 and later ran into court trouble.

CRIME & SECURITY

Chaco: Cecilia Strzyzowski femicide case sent to trial

01-05-2024 10:26 Former partner César Sena, his parents Emiliano Sena and Marcela Acuña, and four assistants of powerful local picket-leader, look set to face trial by jury.

Corruption & the Courts

Ex-president Alberto Fernández formally indicted for fraud

06-03-2024 15:46 Federal prosecutor Ramiro González formally indicts ex-president Alberto Fernández and other former officials on charges of fraud in insurance contracts awarded by the ANSES social security administration.

INSIDE THE INVE

How Argentina's biggest landowners and their secrets were revealed

24-02-2024 06:40 The list of the 20 landowners with the most hectares in Argentina was based on work spanning several months. It intends to provide vital context for the ongoing debate over land ownership and the government’s attempt to repeal the law regulating foreign ownership.

by Ariel Stemphelet

INVESTIGATIVE REPORT

'Los dueños de la tierra': Argentina’s 20 biggest landowners

24-02-2024 06:25 Among those who concentrate the most terrain are businessmen and groups with between 100,000 and over a million hectares of land of every type. Some like Benetton or the Cresud, owned by Eduardo Elsztain, are better-known, but companies with Chinese, Swiss and Chilean capital also appear, along with bit players.

by Ariel Stemphelet

Russian opposition leader

Navalny's widow vows to take up the fight for Russia's 'freedom'

20-02-2024 13:24 Yulia Navalnaya on Monday vowed to continue her husband Alexei Navalny's fight after his death in a Russian prison last week, for which she blamed the Kremlin.

CRISTINA & THE COURTS

Federal appeals court revokes dismissal of Fernández de Kirchner money-laundering case

28-11-2023 19:52 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner received favourable ruling Judge Sebastián Casanello mid-year, but federal appeals court revokes dismissal in setback for vice-president.

DISAPPEARANCE OF CECILIA STRZYZOWKI

Cecilia Strzyzowski's mother and sister say they're leaving Chaco

13-09-2023 14:55 Both Ángela Strzyzowski and Gloria Romero, missing 28-year-old’s sister and mother, have been living under police protection since she disappeared in early June in Resistencia; Investigators believe she was slain by her husband and his parents.

feature: european politics

Far-right parties are gaining traction across Europe

12-09-2023 17:41 Former fringe parties now place among the top three most-popular political groups in almost half of the 27-member EU.

DISAPPEARANCE OF CECILIA STRZYZOWKI

Expert report: Bones thought to belong to Cecilia Strzyzowski were burnt

05-09-2023 13:48 Investigators into the disappearance of Cecilia Strzyzowski in Resistencia told bones believed to belong to the victim were burnt for at least three hours before being dumped in a river.

ELECTION 2023

Candidacy-buying allegations pile pressure on Javier Milei

14-07-2023 07:45 Libertarian lawmaker rejects multiple claims from former allies that his party is selling candidacies and places on its electoral lists for cold hard cash (in dollars, of course).

CRIME & SECURITY

Cecilia Strzyzowski: Victim’s blood found on Sena family mattress

13-07-2023 14:11 Key breakthrough in case investigating disappearance of 28-year-old in Chaco Province; DNA testing on mattress, furniture from Sena family home indicate victim’s blood.