Laura Alonso (politician)

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The Anti-Corruption Bureau intervened as a complainant in more than 35 cases for corruption offenses within the scope of the Federal Government, including the 2012 Buenos Aires rail disaster, [16] the Hotesur, [17] Ciccone [18] and Qunita [19] scandals; the trials against Lázaro Báez, [20] Carlos Liuzzi, [21] José López, [22] Amado Boudou [18] and César Milani, [23] as well as a case of bribes and kickbacks in the Ministry of Health. [24]

Controversies

During 2016, Alonso's first year in charge of the Bureau, more than 22,000 public officials did not submit their sworn statement forms. The Anti-Corruption Bureau was criticized for emitting complaints in this regard only against opponents of the government of which it is a part of, for which it was charged with "manifest bias" and accused of using its function "to prosecute adversaries." [25]

She was also accused of non-compliance with her duties and functions as head of the AO for alleged infractions committed by former Energy Minister Juan José Aranguren, accused of conflict of interest for signing deals that benefited the Royal Dutch Shell oil company, of which he was shareholder and former CEO of its Argentine division. [5] Alonso replied by saying that "having shares in a company is not necessarily a conflict of interest. This is why we ask all officials in those cases to delegate decisions." [26] In September 2016, the AO decided to recommend that Aranguren must detach himself from his Shell shares as well as let him know that in matters related to the company he must refrain from intervening and designate an official in his replacement. [27]

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  2. 1 2 "Laura Alonso - 2019 OECD Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum". gacif2019.sched.com. OECD.
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  14. ↑ "Laura Alonso pidió incluir "claúsula Odebrecht" en proyecto de responsabilidad empresaria". Ámbito Financiero . Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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  18. 1 2 "La Oficina Anticorrupción pidió elevar a juicio el caso Ciccone". El Cronista . Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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  22. ↑ "La Oficina Anticorrupción pidió que se ratifique el procesamiento por enriquecimiento de José López". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  23. ↑ "La Oficina Anticorrupción pidió que a Milani le embarguen hasta la panchería". Perfil . Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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  25. ↑ "Denuncian a Laura Alonso por "parcialidad manifiesta" al frente de la Oficina Anticorrupción". Télam . Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  26. ↑ "Laura Alonso aconsejó a funcionarios para evitar ser investigados por la Oficina Anticorrupción". www.politicargentina.com.
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Laura Alonso
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Secretary of Public Ethics, Transparency and the Fight against Corruption
In office
10 December 2015 –10 December 2019
Political offices
Preceded by Head of the Anti-Corruption Bureau
2015–2019		Succeeded by
Felix Crous
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