Businessman Sergio Daniel Mastropietro, accused by prosecutor Franco Picardi of "laundering the money stolen from the Disability Agency" (ANDIS), has become the protagonist of a scandal that exposes a history of alleged financial maneuvers linked to historical corruption cases.
According to journalist Raúl Kollmann, Mastropietro, who was charged by the Justice for issuing fake invoices to cover up bribes, managed to remain "invisible" to the general public, despite appearing in some of the country's most sordid cases.
The Money Laundering Dossier: Skanska, Ephedrine, and the AFA
Mastropietro's, the "invisible man," dossier shows a pattern of fictitious billing and alleged money laundering that repeats over 17 years:
Skanska Case (2006): Mastropietro was identified as the front man for Sol Group, one of the companies that provided fake invoices to simulate expenses.
Narcolavado and Ephedrine: In 2008, his name was linked to the ephedrine network (the tragedy of the Triple Crime of General Rodríguez), as Sebastián Forza (one of the murdered) was the manager of his laboratory, Prefarm.
Link to Fred Machado: He is a partner of Fred Machado (imprisoned in Texas for drug trafficking and money laundering) in the society So Vain S.A. since 2010.
The greatest rejection was generated by linking that ostentation of "dirty wealth" to the theft of "a strip as weak, dispossessed and suffering as the disabled."
He was also investigated for the purchase of cars and numerous shared flights.
Link to Mauricio Macri: His name appeared linked to Avian Líneas Aéreas (successor to Macair, the Macri family's airline).
The ANDIS Scandal and the Wedding in Tuscany
The most recent charge links him to the National Agency for Disability (ANDIS), where he is accused of billing for non-existent services (flight hours through Baires Fly) to launder the money from bribes.
