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Argentine Chief of Staff Manuel Adorni Faces Expanded Criminal Complaint Over Alleged Conflicts of Interest

The filing asks Judge Ariel Lijo to probe contracts tied to Adorni’s spouse alongside state tenders under his office.

Overview

  • Dissident libertarian lawmaker Marcela Pagano filed and expanded the complaint on March 16, submitting documents on +BE’s work for National Shipping SA, a supplier to YPF.
  • The consultancy run by Adorni’s wife, Bettina Angeletti, delivered trainings on November 6 and 23, 2024, and October 3, 2025, billing 6,370,000 pesos, which Pagano characterizes as a conflict of interest.
  • National Shipping says its YPF contracts date to 1998 and notes Adorni joined YPF’s board on January 30, 2026, after those services; he served as media secretary in 2025 and became chief of staff on November 5, 2025.
  • The filing widens scrutiny to public procurements, including a 25-year Tecnópolis concession run by AABE estimated at 183 billion pesos and bids involving Grupo Foggia, with alleged links to Datco’s state work.
  • Pagano also challenges a 3.65 billion–peso digital communications award she says featured related bidders (ATX, Area Tech, Tsoft, Tecnosoftware) and requests a review of the couple’s assets for possible illicit enrichment.