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Judge Orders Arrest of Ex-Official Claudio Uberti After Supreme Court Upholds Antonini Wilson Suitcase Conviction

A procedural rejection of his final appeal by the high court cleared the way to enforce the 4.5-year prison sentence.

Overview

  • Judge Sabrina Namer ordered Uberti’s immediate capture to execute the now-final sentence, with no public confirmation of his detention as of the latest reports.
  • The Supreme Court panel of Horacio Rosatti, Carlos Rosenkrantz, and Ricardo Lorenzetti made the verdict final after ruling the defense filing failed Acordada 4/2007’s formal requirements.
  • Uberti was convicted in 2023 of attempted import smuggling of unlawful gifts for his role in the 2007 arrival with Guido Antonini Wilson, who carried US$790,550 into Aeroparque.
  • The court also left in place suspended sentences for four former customs officials found guilty of aggravated contraband cover-up.
  • Uberti remains a cooperating defendant in the separate “Cuadernos” corruption case, and Antonini told U.S. authorities the seized cash was intended for a political campaign.