Overview
- The Lambayeque prosecutor’s office has opened a formal investigation into Gustavo Horna and Juliana Bocanegra for alleged money laundering, a step reported by multiple outlets on Thursday.
- The probe focuses on food-service contracts in EsSalud hospitals that media and fiscal documents show include awards exceeding S/2 million for Hospital Luis Heysen and more than S/500,000 for Hospital Arbulú.
- Reports and a fiscal document name consortia tied to the Horna family and show one winning company listed under the business form of a textile firm owned by Bocanegra despite no prior hospital-feeding experience.
- Fiscal Karim Ninaquispe Gil ordered the PNP’s anti‑corruption unit to carry out 60 days of diligences to examine whether bids were directed or there was collusion or incompatible negotiation, and EsSalud has begun a documentary review of the contracts.
- The case has raised public protests and political scrutiny because of family and party links cited in reporting, and it could prompt administrative sanctions or criminal charges if investigators find evidence of procurement fraud or money laundering.