An investigation into corruption at the National Disability Agency (ANDIS) uncovered a network where he was Mismanagement of public funds It coexisted with a parallel system of purchase guidance, personalized rewards, and reverse payments.
In this diagram, it appears as the main link Sergio Daniele Mastropietroan aviation businessman and associate of Fred Machado, the controversial campaign financier Jose Luis Espert Who will be tried in the United States on drug smuggling charges.
His role, according to the opinion of Public Prosecutor Franco Picardi, focused on movement, management and the possibility of legitimizing the amounts obtained by the group he led. Miguel Angel Calvetwas appointed as a quasi-governmental operator within the organization, and had connections to officials and Spagnolo himself.
Former President Andes was close to José Luis Espert and visited Mastropietro on several occasions.
The most obvious evidence of Mastropietro’s financial involvement arose from his relationship with Bairdsfly SAa private airline company.
On September 10, 2025, Calvet sent five files to Mastropietro Bank transfers totaling hundreds of millions of pesos For the account of that company.
The funds came from pharmacies favored by the Disability Area Award Mechanisms: Profarma SA, Prolite Orthopedics SRL and Probock SRL.
After receiving the transactions, Mastropietro sent the invoices issued by… Bairdsfly SA To the same pharmacies in similar quantities.
The concept used was standardized: “purchase of national kilometers for use in company aircraft.” The description was considered functional for the processes it targets Hide the source and destination of money.
For the prosecution, this structure fits a pattern consistent with potential money laundering maneuvers.
One detail: the owner of the company Pierce flies He is Louis GrandeFormer pilot for the governor of Rio Negro Province. Suggestive, given that both Fred Machado and Rep. Lorena Villaverde – accused of having links to the would-be drug trafficker – have strong roots in or belong to the Black River.
Intelligence sent to the Department of Homeland Security, revealed by LA NACION, previously indicated that Mastropietro and Fred Machado shared not only company activities and aviation-related business links, but also the same address in the city of Buenos Aires, located at Juez Tedín 2860. This common point appears as a central link in the relationship between the two, which is reflected in the company SO VAIN SA and in the many private flights they have undertaken together, including That transfer to the United States. In 2016 and to Peru in 2019 with passengers of different nationalities.
The records place Mastropietro at the trusted heart of operations at Calvete.
The connection between the two is reflected in the frequent transfers, the constant mention in internal communications, and in the fact that Mastropietro was one of the interlocutors whom Calvet consulted regarding the availability of cash.
His name also seems to be related to Alan Bukoviis considered a participant in money circulation.
The connection was not limited to Calvet. Mastropietro maintained direct contact with Spagnuolo. The investigation verified two visits to Spagnuolo’s private home, in the Altos de Campo Grande neighborhood, during 2025. Both visits coincided with almost simultaneous confessions by Calvet and his accomplice, Guadalupe Ariana Muñozmanager of cash used by the organization.
The coincidence in time and the profile of the participants put Mastropietro in the meetings where Decisions related to managing the profits obtained Through guidance and additional fees.
Mastropietro’s involvement also caught the attention of investigators. In 2018 he established the company Megastatics SAS next to Lorena Di Giornoresponsible Andis. The headquarters of that company coincided with the address of INDECOMM SRL, another company linked to Calvete, strengthening the hypothesis of a coordinated institutional network to channel funds.
The operation of the money circuit became clearer during the raids on October 9, 2025. On that day, Calvet attempted to move illicit resources through Mastropietro and Bukovi, according to the recovered messages. He also asked another collaborator to contact him to make the transfer, although it was later reported that Mastropietro was unable to complete it. The sequence allowed us to reconstruct the group’s internal reaction to the judicial invasion and the role assigned to each member.
The origin of the money that reached Mastropietro’s hands was traced by the prosecution to maneuvers committed at ANDIS. The scheme focused on procuring high-cost, low-infection (PACBI) medicines and supplies through targeted and inflated tenders. This process was supported by a limited supplier selection mechanism, with a small group of pharmacies – among them Profarma SA, Génesis SA, New Farma SA and Floresta SA – concentrating the majority of the awards. In limited certifications, only Profarma and Génesis secured more than 93% of the purchase orders surveyed, with amounts exceeding P30,000 million.
These funds, coming from the resources of the federal “Incluir Salud” program, were then returned to the officials responsible for directing the recruitment process. Part of the proceeds were distributed to the authorities of the organization such as Diego Spagnuolo, Daniele Garbellini, Eduardo Gonzalez and Lorena Di Giorno. Another part feeds the triangulation and billing circuit where Mastropietro and Bukovi.
The prosecution considered that Mastropietro’s role included conduct consistent with money laundering maneuvers. Issuing invoices with concepts deemed inadequate, receiving multimillion-dollar transfers from successful companies, and closeness to the scheme’s political and operational managers support this assessment. Moreover, its association with a private airline provides an additional element: the possibility of means that would facilitate the movement of funds or eventual escape.
With these items, search the house Mastropietro in San Isidro, With the aim of seizing relevant documents, electronic devices and any records associated with the discovered transactions. For the investigation, his role led to the strengthening of the economic circuit that allowed the transfer of diverted public funds into legitimate-looking assets.
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