Overview
- The court approved a three-year conditional prison term, a 90,000-peso fine at the legal maximum, and perpetual disqualification from public office.
- Judge Pablo Ruiz Staigeer issued the sentence after José Nicolás López accepted responsibility in a juicio abreviado.
- López was expelled from the Santa Fe provincial police and admitted to peculado and estelionato committed for profit.
- Prosecutors say the theft occurred in San Justo between December 24 and 26, with the four tires sold to cover a 400,000-peso debt.
- The judge imposed conduct restrictions that include no contact with witnesses and a three-year prohibition on possessing or carrying firearms.