Gustavo Arribas
Gustavo Arribas was the Director-General of the Federal Intelligence Agency of Argentina. He was appointed to the position in December 2015.
Gustavo Arribas | |
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| Director-General of the Federal Intelligence Agency of Argentina | |
| In office 10 December 2015 – 10 December 2019 | |
| President | Mauricio Macri |
| Preceded by | Oscar Parrilli |
| Succeeded by | Cristina Caamaño |
Career
Prior to heading the Federal Intelligence Agency, Arribas was an agent and broker for professional soccer players.[1][2]
Corruption allegations
Arribas was accused by Brazilian police of receiving $850,000 through a money-laundering scheme.[1]
Arribas was also investigated for possibly accepting a bribe of $600,000 from Odebrecht in 2013.[3]
References
- Politi, Daniel; Londoño, Ernesto (March 1, 2018). "Argentina's Top Spy Accused in Brazil Corruption Case". The New York Times.
- Roger Kittleson (12 June 2014). The Country of Football: Soccer and the Making of Modern Brazil. University of California Press. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-520-95825-8.
- Boadle, Anthony (February 17, 2017). Milliken, Mary (ed.). "Latin American prosecutors join forces on Odebrecht bribes". Reuters.
A federal judge in Argentina is seeking information from Brazil and Switzerland to determine whether President Mauricio Macri's spy chief, Gustavo Arribas, took a $600,000 bribe from Odebrecht in 2013 when he was a private citizen.
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