# Argentina Cuadernos corruption investigation > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/argentina-cuadernos-corruption-investigation > Updated: 2026-08-27T01:30:29.000Z. Sources: 12. Developments: 2. In the ongoing ‘Cuadernos’ corruption trial in Argentina, Héctor Zabaleta, the former administrative manager of Techint, testified that he delivered approximately one million dollars in cash payments to former official Roberto Baratta. Zabaleta stated under oath that these payments were made on orders from Techint’s former Director of Institutional Relations, Luis Betnaza, and were handed over in a basement to avoid detection. While Zabaleta and Betnaza were acquitted in 2021 after a judge ruled the funds were for humanitarian purposes, the testimony links the transactions to records found in the notebooks of former driver Oscar Centeno. Following these developments, Roberto Baratta has been summoned to testify before Federal Judge Julián Ercolini on September 16 regarding an investigation into illicit enrichment. This probe examines Baratta’s assets accumulated during his tenure as Undersecretary of Coordination and Management Control between 2003 and 2015. Authorities are investigating an allegedly unjustified increase in personal wealth, including real estate and vehicle purchases, such as a $70,000 cash purchase of a lot in the Mapuche Country Club. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-27: Roberto Baratta summoned to testify in Argentine illicit enrichment probe Former official Roberto Baratta faces a judicial summons for illicit enrichment in Argentina, while a former Techint executive testified to delivering large cash sums to him during the ‘Cuadernos’ investigation 9 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/roberto-baratta-summoned-to-testify-in-argentine-illicit-enrichment-probe ### 2026-08-24: Techint manager admits to $1 million in payments to official Former Techint manager Héctor Zabaleta testified in Argentina's Cuadernos trial, admitting to delivering nearly $1 million in cash to former official Roberto Baratta. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/techint-manager-admits-to-1-million-in-payments-to-official --- Cite as: Argentina Cuadernos corruption investigation. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/argentina-cuadernos-corruption-investigation