Sur Finanzas treasurer arrested for obstructing justice

In Buenos Aires, the treasurer of Sur Finanzas, Micaela Sánchez, was arrested. A judge issued a warrant for her pre-trial detention in a case of obstructing justice and money laundering. Her lawyers secured house arrest for her and her drivers.

Buenos Aires, December 23 (NA) – The treasurer of Sur Finanzas, Micaela Sánchez, was arrested this Tuesday with a preventive prison order for obstructing justice, as ordered by federal judge Luis Armella of Lomas de Zamora. According to information obtained by the Argentine News Agency, the legal action also extended to the drivers who were with Sánchez at a warehouse in Turdera, Buenos Aires province.

However, the magistrate granted them the benefit of house arrest, following a request from the defense attorneys.

The case investigates the company of Ariel Vallejo, which has close ties with the AFA led by Claudio Tapia, for alleged money laundering.

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