Menem, Cavallo sentenced for overpaying employees

Federal Judge Marcelo Martínez de Giorgi sentenced former President Carlos Menem and ex-Economy Minister Domingo Cavallo for overpaying employees during Menem's administration.

Judge Martínez de Giorgi also ordered to confiscate ARG$ 100 million from Menem's patrimony and ARG$ 10 million from Cavallo's.

Former Environmental Secretary María Julia Alzogaray was sentenced for embezzlement. Around ARG$ 5 million were confiscated from her patrimony.