Overview
- Federal judge Marcelo Martínez De Giorgi authorized a new round of evidence requests and international inquiries in the case against ARCA head Andrés Vázquez, but he did not set a date for his questioning.
- PIA chief Sergio Rodríguez asked the court to call Vázquez to indagatoria and to widen the case to suspected tax evasion, money laundering and illicit enrichment based on alleged false asset filings.
- Investigators say three Miami units were bought through Panamanian firms Alcorta Corp and Pompeya Group and later parked under BVI vehicle Galanthus Capital Limited, with Trident Trust forms naming Vázquez as the beneficial owner.
- The PIA cites signs of effective control of the U.S. properties, including Miami tax payments and refunds in the names of Vázquez and his ex‑wife, plus daughters listing those addresses since 2022, alongside a sharp gap between his declared liquid assets and multimillion‑dollar purchases in 2013 and 2015.
- The government defends Vázquez by pointing to earlier dismissals in a different case, while prosecutors now seek records from Bank of America, PNC and Wells Fargo, data from Booking.com and Airbnb, and information from BVI and Panama, with potential exposure that includes up to two years in prison and a lifetime ban from public office if omission is proved.