Buenos Aires, November 21, 2025 – The former Minister of Transportation of the Province of Buenos Aires, Jorge D’Onofrio, was processed this Thursday by the federal judge of Campana, Adrián González Charvay, for the crime of money laundering. His assets were embargoed for an amount of 350 million pesos. The judge ruled that D’Onofrio used his former subordinate, Facundo Asensio, as an intermediary or front man to conceal his true ownership of assets. To justify the purchase of a luxury Audi Q8 vehicle, Asensio presented a loan contract for 30 million pesos signed with the company 'Los Altos de Don Carlos Emprendimiento Inmobiliario SA', created specifically for the operation and registered in his parents' names. The magistrate described this as a typical asset concealment scheme, characteristic of money laundering operations. The investigation also involved other individuals, including Pilar's councilor Claudia Pombo and former judge of Faltas Mario Quattrochi. They created two restaurants, which were quickly dissolved after the scandal. The investigation asserts that since January 2022, a network of brokers linked to the Ministry of Transportation operated, offering discounts of up to 50% in exchange for erasing traffic violations. These operations involved judges and took place in hotels in La Plata that acted as 'parallel offices'.
Former Argentine Transport Minister Charged with Money Laundering
Former Buenos Aires Transport Minister Jorge D’Onofrio was processed for money laundering. A judge seized his assets worth 350 million pesos. The investigation uncovered a network of brokers offering illegal discounts to erase traffic violations.
