The first judicial conviction of a former Macri official already has a name and surname: Gonzalo Osvaldo Rodrigo Mórtolaformer auditor of the General Administration of Ports (AGP) during the government of Mauricio Macri. The federal judge Daniel Rafecas imposed six months suspended prison by failure to fulfill the duties of a public official in a case for irregular hiring within the State. The file dragged on for years procrastination incidents and procedural chicanery, but ended in a sentence that marks a symbolic milestone: it is the first conviction of an official of that administration and dismantles the story of an “immaculate” relationship with Justice.
The ruling outlines the administrative maneuver that, under the orbit of Ports, would have violated procedures and controls to direct contracting; The punishment is low—suspended—but it establishes criminal liability and sets an uncomfortable precedent for the PRO universe. Specialized media and judicial sections also stated that the sentence includes special disqualification for public office for a limited period, which aggravates the political cost of the verdict and makes his eventual return to office more difficult. The judicial scene is completed with the front that still remains for Mórtola: a cause for Waterwaywhere it is noted by fraudulent administration and that, according to recent coverage, advances towards oral trial. The backdrop is a State that, between 2016 and 2019, reorganized strategic areas such as Ports and the Waterway with “efficiency” criteria that, according to prosecutors, opened cracks to discretion and favoritism.
The political reading is immediate: in a week where Congress dealt blows to the current Executive and audio scandals and alleged bribes surround the leadership, the news of a former macrista official convicted reorders the public debate board. Even with a light sentence, Rafecas’ sentence consecrates factsbeyond the “lawfare” narrative or the anti-corruption epic; and remember that, sooner or later, irregular contracting mechanisms They leave a judicial mark.
Looking ahead, the defenses will surely appeal to discuss the typicality and proportionality of the sentence, but the political point has already been established: there is condemnation and there is a first criminal record which, due to its symbolic force, has repercussions on the entire ecosystem of former AGP officials and on the coalition that protected them. (Sources: Página/12 reported the conviction and that the penalty is six months suspended imposed by Rafecas and highlighted the procrastination attempts; other media such as Ámbito, Cronista, Letra P and iProfesional confirmed the identity of the convicted man, the crime and the qualification; sectoral portals also recorded the special disqualification and the advancement of Waterway cause).
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