Martinelli banking buddy loses audit appeal

THE INCOME  of Riccardo Francolini, between 2009 and 2015, is to be audited by the Comptroller General for possible unjustified enrichment.

Francolini, former  president of the board of directors of the Caja d Ahorros is already  like  his business associate Ricardo Martinelli facing multiple corruption investigations

The plenary of the Supreme Court of Justice has rejected an Amparo of constitutional guarantees presented by Francolini against a resolution ordering  a forensic audit of his assets for the alleged crime of unjustified enrichment The ruling deliverd by Judge Harry Diaz is dated October 9.

The appeal had been filed by lawyer Omar Cadul Rodríguez –  with the allegation that his client’s fundamental guarantees enshrined in the Constitution,  had been injured “since he himself has never held the status of civil servant” and claimed that the comptroller, Federico Humbert, “has exceeded his functions.

The ruling concluded that the appeal presented “suffers from defects that make it inadmissible … There is no evidence of any infringement or infringement of any fundamental right.”

The plenary added that Francolini was aware of the resolutions issued by Lastenia Domingo, Director of Forensic Audit of the Comptroller’s Office, who requested “to collect information from Futura Media Radio S.A., and Promotora y Desarrollo Los Andes S.A .; of the salaries, dividends, fees, expenses, expenses and other payments made to Francolini between August 6, 2009 and June 30, 2015. “

Francolini is under investigation  for bribery by  Odebrecht and aggravated peculation in Caja de Ahorros.