Deputy Marcela Paganop of the Coherencia bloc filed a criminal complaint to investigate alleged irregularities in public contracts and the concession of Tecnópolis involving the Chief of Staff, Manuel Adorni. The judicial filing, made public this Thursday, points to possible crimes against public administration linked to mass messaging service tenders and the concession process for the Tecnópolis site, under state purview between 2025 and 2026. According to the document, a tender driven by the Secretariat of Communication and Media would have awarded the company ATX S.A. a contract for over $3.65 billion for sending SMS, emails, and automated calls. In that process, possible business links are noted between the participating firms, such as ATX S.A., Area Tech S.A., and Movilgate S.R.L., which could affect the principles of competition and transparency in public contracting. The complaint also signals price variations in similar tenders and the repeated participation of related companies, which, if confirmed, could constitute a 'simulation of competition' to the detriment of the state. Tecnópolis Furthermore, the filing focuses on a presumed conflict of interest in the concession of the Tecnópolis site, a process estimated at over $183.3 billion and managed by the Agency of State Administration of Assets (AABE), dependent on the Chief of Staff's Office. In this context, the relationship between the consulting firm +Be, owned by Bettina Julieta Angeletti—Adorni's wife—and companies like Grupo Foggia, linked to one of the firms pre-selected for the concession alongside DirecTV Argentina, is mentioned. Likewise, business connections with other companies that maintain state contracts are detailed, which, according to the filing, could form a web of relationships incompatible with the exercise of public office. According to the document, accessed by the Argentine News Agency, the facts could be framed as crimes such as fraud against the public administration, incompatible negotiations, abuse of authority, illicit association, and illicit enrichment. Finally, the complainant requested the opening of a criminal investigation and the production of evidence to determine the responsibility of the officials and businessmen involved.
