The situation of one of the defendants in the “Bento case” had a drastic change in the last few hours. It’s about the lawyer Javier Leonidas Angelettiwho went from being accused of paying bribes to being charged as a participant in the illicit association that the federal judge would have ordered Walter Bento. The Justice ordered the arrest of the lawyer who has not yet been captured by the security forces.
the federal judge Eduardo Ariel Puigdendolas made a new accusation and ordered the arrest and incommunicado detention of Angelettione of the more than 30 defendants in the most resonant and largest criminal case in the history of federal justice in Mendoza.
During yesterday’s day, raids were carried out at the lawyer’s home and study, but he was not found by the investigators and the security forces, so technically he would be a fugitive. Meanwhile, the judge determined that once captured he must be detained and held incommunicado to be placed at the disposal of the Court, to be subjected to an investigative statement.
Angeletti was already imputed in the “cause Benedict” for the crime of bribery, that is, for having paid bribes. He is the defense attorney for one of those accused of smuggling in “the cause of Chinese Zheng”, where, according to the investigative hypothesis, a gang of smugglers operated in Mendoza between October 2016 and July 2018.
Within the framework of this process, the lawyer had been accused of having paid bribes to Bento so that his client would obtain a benefit so that he could go free.
Now his judicial situation changed completely, since he added a new accusation for being an alleged member of the illicit association that the federal judge would have led.
Originally, the prosecutor’s hypothesis dante vegawho is carrying out the investigation in this mega case, is that Bento He was the head of the gang and had several people within the organization. Among them are two repentant lawyers, who are Martin Rios Y Matias Aramayo. Also James Alba Y Luciano Ortego, who remain detained. And now Angeletti is added as an alleged member of the criminal organization.
As could be specified MDZthe evidence that turned the judicial situation of Angeletti It was the hijacking of a cell phone that belonged to him. After being accused of bribery, his mobile device was seized in which several incriminating messages were detected with Diego Aliagathe former customs broker murdered in 2020 and alleged “right-hand man” of Bento, Ortego and others involved.
As a result of this evidence, both the prosecutor Vega like the judge Puigdéndolas they considered that Angeletti Not only had he paid a bribe in a particular case, but he was also part of this alleged gang.
This is the reason why he was charged as a participant in the illicit association and his arrest was ordered, as it is a crime that provides for a higher sentence than bribery and therefore the threat of punishment is aggravated.
This Friday raids were carried out at his house and in his study and the security forces could not find him. In any case, it is likely that he will show up on Monday and be detained and held incommunicado. If not, he would be a fugitive from justice.
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