It was verified that the organization operated in the north and south of the province, with branches in San Carlos de Bariloche. The penal prosecutor of the Complex Economic Crimes Unit (UDEC), Ana Inés Salinas Odorisio, ordered raids on four homes in Coronel Mollinedo, El Tala, El Galpón and Embarcación, where documentation was seized and two women were detained. During the investigation, which began after a complaint from the Ministry of Education in December 2025, it was confirmed that the scheme consisted of the issuance of fake diplomas and postgraduate certificates that were used to accumulate teaching points, the Argentine News Agency reported. The Secretary of Educational Management, Williams Becker, specified that of the 292 educational units audited, 291 enrollments with allegedly fake certificates, 286 altered records, and 237 teachers involved had been detected. He also stated that these were extremely serious offenses, as positions and points had been assigned with non-existent documentation, and the Evaluation Boards for Initial, Primary, and Secondary Education shared a database, which expanded the scope of the damage. Through fieldwork, data cross-referencing, and banking and computer analysis, investigators determined that teachers were recruited via the social network Facebook through profiles called “Cursos Educar” or under the alias “Ana Guzmán”. After paying amounts ranging from $95,000 to $360,000, they received certificates in PDF format with scanned signatures and seals. The investigation determined that 53 teachers improved their ranking and nine gained teaching hours by presenting false documents. In the chats incorporated into the case file, several admitted that they did not take courses or take evaluations, but directly purchased points, with full knowledge of the irregularity. Through these contacts, diplomas and postgraduate certificates with teaching points were offered, allegedly endorsed by real institutions such as CEDSA or the Dr. Emilio Castro Institute. Buenos Aires, February 26 (NA) – Two women were detained in Salta in the case investigating the falsification of teaching certificates to accumulate points and thus achieve better results for obtaining a job.
