http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-06-15/argentinas-former-public-works-secretary-caught-burying-85-million
On Tuesday, the former public works secretary under Kirchner, Jose Lopez, was arrested after he was caught burying bags containing an estimated $8.5 million in cash in the grounds of a convent near Buenos Aires.
Police were tipped off by a neighbor who saw Lopez taking bags out of his car in the middle of the night. Lopez, who currently serves as a lawmaker in the Mercosur parliament, was found with an assault rifle and six bags containing dollars, euros, yen, and Qatari riyal Bloombergreports.
During an interview in April, Lopez said that he had overseen more than 40,000 infrastructure projects during his tenure, ironically adding "we never gave any benefits to any businessmen and all the projects were done through public tender and were awarded at the lowest cost."
"Being transparent will move us away from embarrassing situations like the one we woke up to today, an event we are all embarrassed by. We are changing and it's good that we uncover everything we want to change in Argentina" President Mauricio Ma
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