Buenos Aires, February 10, 2026 - Total News Agency (TNA) - The Justice system released images of the seized cash found during a raid conducted as part of the case into alleged overpricing and bribes at the National Disability Agency (ANDIS), an investigation that led to the indictment of Diego Spagnuolo and 18 other individuals. The case continues in the investigation phase, as the Justice system advances in analyzing responsibilities and the eventual confiscation of the seized assets. In this sense, it was emphasized that Ornella Calvete could not prove income compatible with such a volume of funds, which consolidated her processing within the ANDIS case. The dissemination of the images of the seized cash caused a strong public impact and once again put the magnitude of the alleged corruption scheme at the agency in charge of policies linked to disability at the center of the debate. The photographs are part of the ruling signed by Federal Judge Sebastián Casanellos and show a bulky sum of US dollars and Argentine pesos found in the walk-in closet of Ornella Calvete, a former official of the Ministry of Economy of the Nation. According to the judicial resolution, in the procedure, 695,457 US dollars, 1,960 euros, and 20 million pesos were seized, amounts that the accused could not legally justify. The money was hidden among hangers, watch boxes, and cigars inside the walk-in closet of the property located on the 34th floor of a tower in Puerto Madero, during a raid carried out on October 9, 2025. The investigation determined that Ornella Calvete played an active role in the illicit maneuvers investigated and considered her a necessary participant in the 'spurious businesses' linked to her father, Miguel Ángel Calvete, pointed out as a central figure and alleged head of a criminal association operating within ANDIS through the collection of bribes and the application of overpricings in public contracts. As stated in the file, before the raid, the former official maintained a telephone communication with her father in which she asked what she should do with the cash, fearing that her home would be inspected by the Justice. This exchange was incorporated as evidence and reinforced the hypothesis that the cash came from illegal activities linked to the corruption scheme being investigated. Judge Casanellos maintained in his ruling that the amount of money found, its method of concealment, and the absence of documentary backing allowed its illicit origin to be inferred.
