The Court of Cassation confirmed the conviction of Guillermo Moreno for abuse of authority.

The Chamber II of the Federal Criminal Cassation Court rejected an appeal filed by Guillermo Moreno, former Secretary of Domestic Trade of Argentina, and confirmed his three-year prison sentence for the crime of abuse of authority.

The decision, which also includes a six-year disqualification from holding public office, marks a new chapter in the judicial history of the former Kirchnerist official, whose tenure from 2006 to 2013 was marked by multiple irregularities.

Moreno was accused of abuse of authority in a case related to the manipulation of data from the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) during his administration. According to the investigation, between 2006 and 2007, Moreno allegedly exerted undue pressure on agency officials to alter economic indices, particularly those related to inflation.

These maneuvers sought to distort official statistical information, affecting the transparency and reliability of public data. Additionally, he was accused of intervening in the destruction of public records, which aggravated the charges against him.

The sentence, originally handed down by a lower court, was upheld by the Chamber II of Cassation after dismissing the defense's arguments, which sought to overturn the verdict. Although the prison sentence is three years, it will not be executed immediately, as Moreno can still file an extraordinary appeal before the Supreme Court of Justice.

The disqualification, however, excludes him from public office for a period of six years, consolidating a significant setback for the former official, who has defended his administration as an exercise of supposed "economic sovereignty".

This ruling adds to other convictions against Moreno, such as one for embezzlement in the case known as "Clarín Miente" and another for coercive threats in the "Helmet or Gloves" episode. 

The INDEC case, which triggered this conviction, remains a symbol of Kirchnerist authoritarianism, corruption, and the tensions between political power and the independence of statistical institutions in Argentina, leaving a key precedent in the judicial field.