New complaint filed against Adorni over alleged illicit enrichment

A new criminal complaint has been filed against Argentina’s Chief of Staff, Manuel Adorni, alleging illicit enrichment in connection with a private flight he took with his family to Punta del Este during the recent Carnival holiday. The complaint was submitted by Deputy Marcela Pagano after reports revealed details of the trip to Uruguay. The issue surfaced amid ongoing controversy over an invitation extended to Adorni’s wife to travel aboard the presidential plane that carried the Argentine delegation to New York. The news was first published on Wednesday in elDiarioAR by Sebastián Lacunza, who was Herald director between 2013 and 2017. The Adorni family traveled on a Hondajet registered as LV-HWA on Thursday, February 12, at 8:21 p.m. and landed in Punta del Este approximately 35 minutes later. Pagano argues that the cost of the private flight is inconsistent with Adorni’s declared income and has asked authorities to investigate the matter as a possible case of illicit enrichment. Adorni confirmed the trip during an interview with TV network A24 but declined to provide details, describing it as a private matter. “I went to Punta del Este, but I don’t talk about my private life. I paid for the entire trip myself, from start to finish,” he said, adding that he stayed at a friend’s house. According to the report, Adorni was accompanied on the flight by his wife, Bettina Angeletti, two minors, and journalist Marcelo Grandio, a host on Public Television and a personal acquaintance of the official. Pagano announced the filing of the complaint on social media, writing that she requested an investigation because “a private flight to Uruguay whose cost does not correspond to his declared income” had been confirmed by one of Adorni’s acquaintances.  She also referenced the government’s campaign slogan, adding: “In the Argentina of the future, those who do wrong will pay the price.” Presidency Secretary Karina Milei published on Thursday in X her “full and unconditional support” to Manuel Adorni, “in the face of so much media garbage.” And ended: “I know your integrity. That’s enough for me. Always with you.” The case adds to mounting scrutiny surrounding Adorni. On Wednesday, two additional criminal complaints were filed over the participation of his wife in the official delegation’s trip to New York. Originally published in Ambito