The Comptroller General of the Republic ordered a summary Municipality of Florida, with the aim of clarifying possible irregularities linked to the fee hiring in 2020 of the former national soccer player and former councilor of the commune, Marcelo Zunino.
The information was released by CHV Newswho detailed that through an audit, The supervisory body identified that the mayor of the commune, Rodolfo Carter, disbursed an amount greater than $22 million for work that would not be duly justified.
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The text specifies that Marcelo Zunino, who currently serves as a regional councilor, carried out alleged Coordination work on the ground with social organizations during the quarantine period due to covid-19 in 2020to then issue reports of those activities.
About, the Comptroller will initiate a “trial of accounts”, so that the money received by Zunino returns to the assets of La Florida. In case there is no such return, the head of the service must assume responsibility.
It should be noted that in 2020 Marcelo Zunino was also hired by the Chamber of Deputies in the position of advisor to Alvaro Carter, brother of the mayor of Florida, receiving -adding both salaries- regarding $3 million a month.
The former led to East Prosecutor’s Office to open an investigative letter for possible fraud once morest the treasury, to which the Comptroller’s report will be added.
Zunino’s response
For its part, from CHV they affirmed that Marcelo Zunino expressed feeling calm and confident regarding his work in the commune, specifying that all their work was reflected in the aforementioned monthly reports.
Likewise, from the national channel they pointed out that since The Municipality of Florida has already delivered its defenses to the Comptroller regarding the Zunino case and that Mayor Rodolfo Carter has not referred to the fact.
