Overview
- Authorities and local reports said he died on January 22, 2026 at his Mercedes residence, where he had been on house arrest since September due to severe health decline.
- He accumulated multiple convictions for crimes against humanity, including a 20-year sentence in 2011 and subsequent life terms in several cases.
- A longtime civilian operative for Army Intelligence Battalion 601 and the state intelligence service SIDE, he was tied to Automotores Orletti with allegations of more than 70 torture cases.
- His presence in a photograph as part of President Raúl Alfonsín’s security detail exposed him after the return to democracy, leading to his detention at Madrid’s Barajas airport and extradition to Argentina.
- His profile resurfaced in July 2024 when he received La Libertad Avanza lawmakers during a controversial visit to Ezeiza prison.