# Argentina political investigations > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/argentina-political-investigations > Updated: 2026-08-07T17:38:38.000Z. Sources: 11. Developments: 2. In early August 2026 Argentine prosecutors expanded their scrutiny of high‑profile figures. On 5 August, an accounting audit of former cabinet chief Martín Insaurralde led to a money‑laundering probe that also implicated models Sofía Clerici and Jésica Cirio, whose alleged lavish spending is being examined against declared income. Prosecutors sought testimony from Insaurralde’s sons and continued to review bank and property records. Two days later, on 7 August, investigators turned to a separate case involving the December 2022 murder of former Catamarca minister Juan Carlos Rojas. Prosecutor Hugo Costilla ordered the summons of 214 ministry employees after forensic analysis showed that Rojas’s computer files were deleted two days after his killing, and security‑camera timestamps had been altered. The inquiry aims to identify who accessed the building, altered documentation, and whether the missing records could reveal a motive. Both probes illustrate a broader wave of political and criminal investigations in Argentina, targeting alleged corruption, financial misconduct, and possible evidence tampering linked to senior officials. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-07: Ecuadorian prosecutors accuse seven people in Villavicencio assassination case Ecuadorian prosecutors have formally accused seven people, including former minister José Serrano and businessman Xavier Jordán, of orchestrating the 2023 assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villav 7 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/argentina-probes-deletion-of-files-after-murder-of-exminister-juan-carlos-rojas ### 2026-08-05: Argentina probes Insaurralde, Clerici, Cirio for money laundering Argentina’s prosecutors are investigating former official Martín Insaurralde and models Sofía Clerici and Jésica Cirio for alleged money‑laundering and illicit enrichment, citing audits and lavish spending. 4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/argentina-probes-insaurralde-clerici-cirio-for-money-laundering --- Cite as: Argentina political investigations. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/argentina-political-investigations