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Buenos Aires Prosecutor Summons Ex-Transport Minister Over VTV and Traffic-Fines Case

He also faces a federal money-laundering procesamiento with a 350 million‑peso asset freeze.

Overview

  • Provincial prosecutor Álvaro Garganta ordered Jorge D’Onofrio to appear for questioning on December 15 at 10:00 on alleged bribery and conflicts of interest.
  • Eight owners of VTV concessionaires were also summoned, including Sebastián Desio, Martín Hernán Serrano, Germán Rebolo, Leonardo Sclafani, Aitor Reter Aguado, Juan Manuel Funes Bige, Juan Pablo Pesculich and Germán Jorge Neuss.
  • The fiscal filing alleges the VTV tender was steered to seven preselected companies and that contractors were required to hire Soluciones SA to run appointments, paying commissions estimated between 3% and 8.5%.
  • Prosecutors say more than 4.9 billion pesos moved through an interposed company and describe “gestores” offering to cut traffic fines by up to 50%, which reportedly cut Secutrans’ revenue by US$4–10 million per month.
  • In a separate federal case in Campana, Judge Adrián González Charvay processed D’Onofrio for alleged money laundering and ordered an embargo of 350 million pesos, with parallel inquiries still active.