Overview
- Judge Julián Ercolini ordered a search of the UOM offices on Alsina 400 at the request of federal prosecutor Eduardo Taiano, and investigators seized documentation.
- The case stems from a fiscal request to investigate union leader Abel Furlán and María Soledad Calle for possible fraudulent administration and illicit association linked to management of union funds.
- Prosecutors are examining a UOM contract with USEM S.A., whose control is alleged to be linked to La Cámpora, focusing on how dues are collected and managed.
- The complaint asserts USEM handles about 80% of affiliates’ contributions with authority to open accounts and execute payments, charging a 0.5% fee under a 10‑year deal and collecting more than 100 million pesos monthly from roughly 200,000 members.
- Furlán and the UOM deny irregularities, say he voluntarily provided records and named Alejandro Rua as counsel, and report that agents collected original copies of the same three documents already submitted digitally.