Overview
- Federal prosecutors Franco Picardi and Sergio Rodríguez, in filings on Thursday, asked Judge Ariel Lijo to summon about 27 more people to indagatoria, including a renewed call to ex-ANDIS chief Diego Spagnuolo and key figures Miguel Ángel Calvete and Daniel Garbellini, while requesting a freeze on assets tied to the case.
- The filings describe a scheme that ran from December 2023 to October 2025 to steer high‑cost medical purchases through the SIIPFIS platform using reduced tenders that faked competition, leaked inside data, and fixed awards for linked firms.
- Investigators quantify the suspect outlays at about 75.478 billion pesos directed to a small circle of suppliers, with 19 people already processed and Spagnuolo previously charged with bribery, fraud against the state, and conflicts of interest along with large embargoes.
- The dictamen folds in an audio message attributed to former ANDIS official Pablo Atchabahian that mentions figures nicknamed “Caputito” and “Rioja,” which prosecutors use to probe coordination between public officials and private drug suppliers.
- Prosecutors say the scheme diverted money from the Incluir Salud program that pays for costly items like prosthetics, cochlear implants, surgical materials, and powered wheelchairs, so the next steps could widen imputations, lock down assets, and scrutinize financial flows for potential money laundering.