The recordings, nearly 50 minutes long, are of a conversation between financiers Elías Piccirillo, ex-husband of Jésica Cirio and currently detained, and Francisco Hauque, who threatens to expose the entire scheme if he is not paid a debt estimated at around six million dollars. In one of the most compromising passages of the dialogue, Piccirillo acknowledges the political magnitude of the investigated scheme: 'They are all involved, all of politics,' he affirms. Piccirillo proposes to convene other involved parties, while Hauque urges him on: 'Get everyone together, 500 thousand each, because the Momia is about to explode.' He then adds, in an even more intimidating tone: 'The grain explodes and explodes with all its might.' To Piccirillo's surprise, Hauque insists on his supposed closeness to the head of state: 'I have a spectacular relationship with Milei,' and threatens to escalate the conflict: 'If I go, I sit down and create a barbaric scandal, everything catches fire.' According to the file, Piccirillo tried to distance himself from Hauque by setting up a false case against him with the collaboration of a City Police chief. Hauque pressures Piccirillo and anticipates a violent outcome if he does not collect what is owed: 'Either I cut it off nicely or I cut it off badly. If I do it, you lose.' The Government denied that Piccirillo or Hauque have access to President Milei, while in Sergio Massa's circle they expressed surprise at the references and assured they have no ties whatsoever with the protagonists of the case. The police officer involved, Carlos Sebastián 'El Lobo' Smith, later testified as a repentant individual and handed over to Justice a USB drive with audio recordings that implicate Piccirillo and other actors in the scheme. The recordings fell into the hands of Federal Judge Sebastián Casanello and Prosecutor Franco Picardi and were decisive in ordering raids last December on five Central Bank officials. They made the complaints and nothing ever happened.' The conversation also turns into an attempt to raise money to avoid the scandal. The investigation aims to establish the responsibilities of authorities who would have allowed access to official dollars to then resell them in the informal market during the currency clampdown. The audios mention Romina García, then an inspector of Supervision of Non-Financial Entities of the BCRA, to whom the operation is attributed. 'We are all going to jail.' In that staged operation, Hauque was allegedly planted with over a kilo of cocaine and a firearm, which led to his detention. 'There is going to be a mess, for real.' The audios also include direct references to President Javier Milei. 'He washes his hands, asshole, he disappears, he doesn't give a damn.' The tone of the conversation quickly turns into explicit threats. Piccirillo ensures there was political protection: 'There are people from above involved.' Hauque maintains that the change of government altered the scenario and that a complaint would have immediate consequences: 'When a president is under pressure, it's different. This mentality is not that of the previous government.' In another segment, Hauque admits he is being recorded and throws a final warning: 'This is like Russian roulette.' Hauque reinforces that idea and downplays any support from the then Minister of Economy: 'Do you think Massa is going to help you?'. Buenos Aires, January 27, 2026 – Total News Agency-TNA – A series of audio recordings incorporated into a federal judicial case brutally exposes the alleged maneuvers of buying dollars at the official exchange rate and subsequently selling them on the blue market during the currency clampdown of the Alberto Fernández government. In another segment he warns: 'Either all or none are saved. I am going to make a mess, asshole.' Justice continues to analyze the material incorporated into the file, which could lead to new charges and expand an investigation that once again puts the currency maneuvers of the clampdown period under the microscope.
