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Argentine Court Upholds $500 Million Asset Seizure of Kirchner

4/24/2026

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An Argentine appellate court confirmed the seizure of former President Cristina Kirchner’s assets tied to her corruption conviction.
The ruling upheld a lower-court order that obliges Kirchner and co-defendants to pay about $500 million in damages.
Kirchner, serving a six-year house-arrest sentence and barred from office by the Supreme Court, transferred hotels and apartments in Patagonia to her children.

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An Argentine appellate court confirmed the seizure of former President Cristina Kirchner’s assets tied to her corruption conviction.
The ruling upheld a lower-court order that obliges Kirchner and co-defendants to pay about $500 million in damages.
Kirchner, serving a six-year house-arrest sentence and barred from office by the Supreme Court, transferred hotels and apartments in Patagonia to her children.