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Argentine Libertarian Congressman Tied to Drug Trafficker Wanted in Texas

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Argentine Congressman José Luis Espert of President Javier Milei's La Libertad Avanza has been reported to have received campaign funds and other kinds of support from an alleged drug trafficker, now under arrest pending his extradition to the United States.

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A complaint for funding drug trafficking upsets Javier Milei’s party’s electoral campaign for the crucial legislative elections of October 26 in Argentina. The first candidate for deputy of the ultra-right in the province of Buenos Aires, José Luis Espert, is marked for having received money and other gifts from a businessman detained in the south of the country, accused of distributing cocaine and with a request for extradition from the United …

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The case reached, by lot, the federal judge of San Isidro Lino Mirabelli; they analyze whether he will join a case that was opened in 2021 in the courts of Comodoro Py

·Buenos Aires, Argentina
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The serious accusations that link legislator José Luis Espert to drug trafficking networks demand a strong response that transcends the presumption of innocence, a principle that governs any citizen, but that cannot be a shield for the impunity of a public official. The function demands a higher ethical standard. From public morals, a representative investigated for such a serious crime, such as drug trafficking, irrevocably loses the authority …

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Following Juan Grabois’ complaint against legislator José Luis Espert for having received $200,000 from businessman Federico “Fred” Machado, arrested in Argentina and with a request for extradition from the United States for drug trafficking, justice must define which jurisdiction the case remains in. The complaint claims that Espert would have received “at least $200,000 from a criminal gang that included mafia structures linked to drug traffic…

Father Force's Avanz in Justice candidate against La Libertad Avanza deputy; accuses him of receiving money from an alleged drug trafficker

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Gustavo Sylvestre broke the news in on Monday, September 29, 2025.
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