Chamber II of the Federal Criminal Cassation Court declared inadmissible the complaint filed by the defense of Oscar González. Judges Alejandro Slokar and Guillermo Yacobucci signed the resolution that upholds the previous rejection by the Córdoba court. With that decision, Cassation confirmed the continuation of the federal investigation for alleged illicit enrichment and money laundering.
The defense attorneys had argued federal incompetence and lis pendens in relation to other provincial cases linked to the former official. They also challenged the connection between the investigation for illicit enrichment and the alleged money laundering conduct attributed by the Prosecutor's Office. Cassation considered that the grievances presented did not refute the grounds of the appellate court.
The Federal Court of Appeals of Córdoba had supported the rejection by federal judge Miguel Hugo Vaca Narvaja of the exceptions raised. That ruling upheld federal jurisdiction and allowed the case to proceed in the national jurisdiction. The decision also maintained precautionary measures adopted during the investigation.
A judicial setback that keeps measures and procedural progress
The federal case originated from a complaint by legislator Luciana Echevarría for alleged transfers of assets to relatives after a traffic accident. Federal prosecutor Maximiliano Hairabedian charged González with illicit enrichment and money laundering for unjustified increases in assets between 2005 and 2021. According to the Prosecutor's Office, those increases do not match the legitimate income declared by Oscar González and his then-wife.
In February, González was arrested and placed under house arrest with an electronic ankle monitor as part of the federal investigation. The Córdoba court confirmed the measure and ordered seizures of U$S 424,000 on assets belonging to the defendant and his children. The former official, 77 years old, remains subject to precautionary measures as the investigation progresses.
Anti-Corruption Prosecutor Franco Mondino conducted a parallel investigation that was later referred to the federal jurisdiction for reasons of competence. Mondino pointed out omissions and alleged falsehoods in sworn statements submitted by González in key years. With the inadmissibility of the complaint before Cassation, the defense loses another instance and the federal case will continue with the measures already in place.
