{
  "id": 16086643,
  "title": "Milei ally José Luis Espert indicted on money laundering charges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/milei-ally-jose-luis-espert-indicted-on-money-laundering-charges",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T18:04:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Buenos Aires Herald",
    "slug": "buenos-aires-herald",
    "url": "https://buenosairesherald.com/politics/judiciary/milei-ally-jose-luis-espert-indicted-on-money-laundering-charges"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former La Libertad Avanza (LLA) lawmaker José Luis Espert has been indicted on money laundering charges in a San Isidro federal court. The ruling freezes his assets worth 1 billion pesos (US$650,000) and prohibits him from leaving the country. The investigation aims to trace the source and destination of a US$200,000 transfer linked to a Guatemalan company associated with Federico “Fred” Machado, who was indicted in the U.S. in 2021 on fraud and money laundering charges. Espert, who ran for president in 2019 and was elected to Congress in 2021, withdrew his presidential candidacy in 2025 amid political pressure. The investigation seeks to determine if Espert participated in transactions to introduce illicit money into the legitimate financial system.",
  "summary": "A court ordered an asset freeze and barred the ruling party’s former lawmaker from leaving Argentina La entrada Milei ally José Luis Espert indicted on money laundering charges se publicó primero en Buenos Aires Herald .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}