Overview
- Prosecutors in Villa Constitución charged Nicolás Coscia with fraud for allegedly selling 161 cattle that belonged to Bruno Riboldi’s firm through a consigning house using SENASA electronic transit documents, and a judge ordered 90 days of travel and domicile restrictions.
- Rural police later found the 161 animals at a feedlot in Chabás, while investigators say 29 head linked to the operation have not been located.
- Coscia’s lawyer argues Riboldi knew about and agreed to the sale, says he will file messages and records to seek dismissal, and is weighing a civil claim over reputational harm from the public accusation.
- Investigators cite signs of financial strain on Coscia, including debts and bounced checks, as context for the alleged unauthorized disposition, a claim the defense rejects.
- The dispute turns on a common ‘pastaje’ setup in Argentina in which one producer fattens another’s herd, with DT-e serving as the official e-docs that authorize cattle moves and now forming the core evidence of whether the sale had consent.