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Sergio Urribarri arrested to serve eight-year corruption sentence

Former Entre Ríos governor Sergio Urribarri has been arrested to begin serving an eight-year prison sentence following a final ruling by the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation. The court rejected the defense's extraordinary appeals, making the conviction for corruption crimes—specifically peculation and incompatible negotiations with public functions—final.

Urribarri's sentence includes a permanent ban from holding public office. The investigation focused on the redirection of official advertising contracts between 2010 and 2015, involving a scheme that allegedly benefited family-linked entities.

Alongside Urribarri, former Minister of Culture and Communication Pedro Ángel Báez and Juan Pablo Aguilera, Urribarri's brother-in-law, were also detained. Both Báez and Aguilera received sentences of six years and six months in prison and are also barred from public office. The three individuals were processed through the Paraná judicial system and transferred to the Unidad Penal N° 1 in Paraná to serve their terms.

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Corte Suprema de Justicia de la Nación · Entre Ríos · Juan Pablo Aguilera · Pedro Ángel Báez · Sergio Urribarri · Supreme Court of Argentina · Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation · Tribunal de Juicios y Apelaciones de Paraná

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Sergio Urribarri detenido por corrupción [www.sitiosargentina.com.ar]
6 days ago