2023-08-01 03:15:00
Tomás Siegenthaler joined the Ministry of Social Development of Neuquén on October 1, 2009 by an omnibus decree signed by the then governor Jorge Sapag and who were his ministers Zulma Reina, Esther Ruiz and César Pérez. He joined a motley crew that included Vanina Merlo, Alfredo Cury and Marcos Osuna, among many others. today this man practically unknown to Neuquén society is designated by the Economic Crimes Prosecutor’s Office as one of the alleged members of the organization of profit with the money of the social plans. And now it’s one of those who jumped the fence of silence and seeks to get rid of the scandal.
In an interview with black river newspaper published on July 23, the chief prosecutor Pablo Vignaroli and the prosecutor in the case Juan Manuel Narváez exclusively revealed that Siegenthaler had been summoned to appoint defense counsel and that he was on the list of suspects.
They refer to him when they talk about climb a rung on the ladder of responsibilities within the structure of Social Development. For now, they accused as head of the illegal association Ricardo Soizaformer director of Social Plans; Nestor Pablo Sanz, former Director of Inspection of the Ministry; and Marcos Ariel Osuna, former head of the Program Management department. They are with confirmed preventive detention.
Soiza clarified, in an audience: “above me I have two superiors» (…) We (in the direction of Social Plans) made a list that was presented to the administration of the Ministry, of which I could say A or B, and They are the ones who define, because they are the ones who request, with the signature of the Minister, the money from the Economy (…) That to make it clear, (because for the prosecution) it’s like I had the power to try to give subsidies that seemed fair or unfair to me. But that was referred to the administration«.
The administrative route
It was understood that it was pointing towards Tomás Siegenthaler, who still holds the position of Provincial Coordinator of Administration of the Ministry. Governor Omar Gutiérrez appointed him to that position by decree 22 of December 11, 2019. The same instrument appointed Abel Di Luca as undersecretary. The minister was Adriana Figueroa.
As this medium was able to learn, Siegenthaler presented a series of documents to the prosecutors with what he called «demonstrations» and made himself available to testify.
It points out that “the Provincial Program for Assistance to Labor Unemployment created by Ministerial Resolution No. 29/2018 of the former Ministry of Labor, Social Development and Security” (when the owner was the current mayor Mariano Gaido) It is administered “by the General Management of Social Plans”.
decision chain
Provides decree 176 of 2020 according to which this general direction “It is dependent on the Ministry of Social Development and was in charge of Ricardo Soiza.”
«The registration or deregistration of beneficiaries was not decided by me or my staff. Osuna was in charge of it »he affirms in another section of his manifestations.
“Neither I nor my staff ever deliver debit cards or checks to beneficiaries. The checks were withdrawn from the Treasury by personnel in charge of Soiza».
“A higher class than Soiza”
According to prosecutor Vignaroli, “with the progress of the investigation we have determined that at least at a higher administrative level to the direction of Social Plans there may be people with responsibility within the maneuver. More precisely in the administration area which was the one in charge of depositing in the accounts, the amounts that were requested and informed by the direction of Social Plans”.
«Tomás Siegenthaler, Laura Riesnik and Julieta Oviedo are the three people within that line who we have them as intervening in what has to do with determining what was the global amount that was going to be allocated to subsidies, “added the chief prosecutor.
Siegenthaler says in this regard in his writings that “from the Directorate of Administration a file is initiated by which they request the funds to be able to make the accreditations of the beneficiaries of the program effective. The modality of the request for the funds is through a specific charge that is requested from the General Accounting Office of the Province according to the established procedure.
“This procedure is established in the monthly decree by which payments are authorized. The CGP issues a Payment Order with the release of the specific charge, for the amount requested, and sends the file to the General Treasury of the Province.
From the General Treasury of the Province “the payment of the specific charge is issued and sends the funds to the account in the name of the Ministry of Social Development and Labor No. 153/11 “specific charges”.
Once the funds are received, from the general directorate of finances of the Ministry “they proceed to transfer the same to account No. 153/20 “assistance to job unemployment”.
“This procedure,” says Siegenthaler, “is for the purpose of the accreditations to the beneficiaries are effectively transferred for the appropriate account. These transactions are made from the Home Banking modality.
Authorized signature
The official clarifies that the users authorized to carry out these operations “are only three people: Julieta Oviedo (Treasury Director), Laura Reznik Laura (General Director of Finance)” and himself (General Coordinator of Administration).
From the general direction of finances of the Ministry “the liquidations for the subsequent payment are carried out.”
Vignaroli speaks of “parallel accounting”: global transfers coincide, but the actual amounts that were deposited to the beneficiaries They appeared in a tab of an excel called Extension Rivadavia.
Thus, the “extractors” emptied the accounts of the ATMs with the debit cards, They gave them 9,000 pesos in hand and kept another 40,000 pesos..
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