Argentine businessman Mauricio Novelli has categorically denied the allegations of having accepted money in exchange for facilitating meetings with government authorities, refuting an article published in The New York Times. Novelli, who is close to Javier Milei, rejected the claims made by the American newspaper and clarified that the funding for his events came exclusively from sponsoring private companies.
According to Novelli, the Tech Forum was an important networking event for the cryptocurrency ecosystem, created with the intention of bringing together technology companies, investors, and financial leaders. Access to the event was free, and the costs associated with participation as a sponsor reflected the quality and exclusivity of the event. The businessman emphasized that the payment for participation guaranteed visibility before key investors and companies in the technology sector, following usual practices for events of this nature.
Novelli stated emphatically that he never received money for organizing meetings with the Argentine President nor benefited financially from operations with Libra. In response to The New York Times' allegations that he allegedly requested payments in exchange for facilitating meetings with authorities, the businessman assured that neither he nor his team handled funds related to the cryptocurrency Libra.
The businessman owns the Tech Forum, where the Argentine president met last year with those involved in the Libra scandal. Novelli called the reports from the New York newspaper "absurd" and reiterated his denial of the accusations of requesting money in exchange for arranging meetings with government officials.
