The Buenos Aires wiretapping case refers to a scandal involving illegal wiretapping and intimidation, possibly for political purposes, made using government research structures and thought to be connected to the Argentine Federal Police (PFA) and the then newly created Metropolitan Police Force.

Chronology

Sergio Burstein, one of the leaders of the Jewish community who had led the opposition against the appointment of Fino Palacios as Chief of Police of Buenos Aires, because of their connections to the

1994 AMIA bombing The AMIA bombing occurred on 18 July 1994 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and targeted the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA; ), a Jewish Community Centre. Executed as a suicidal attack, a bomb-laden van was driven into the AMIA buildi ...

''Satisfacción de los familiares de las víctimas por la decisión judicial''
/ref> was warned by an anonymous phone call that one of his phone lines was being tapped.''Uno de los líderes de familiares de víctimas de AMIA apuntó contra Palacios por las escuchas''
/ref> Soon thereafter, following an investigation the Justice determined that Burstein was, in fact, being spied upon by a rogue element of the PFA under the orders of Fino Palacios and his successor Osvaldo Chamorro, with the cooperation of Ciro James,a lawyer working with the federal police and two judges from the province of

Misiones Misiones (, ''Missions'') is one of the 23 provinces of Argentina, located in the northeastern corner of the country in the Mesopotamia region. It is surrounded by Paraguay to the northwest, Brazil to the north, east and south, and Corrientes P ...

, among others. The then president Mauricio Macri said that the case, headed by the judge

Norberto Oyarbide Norberto may refer to: *Norberto Alonso (born 1953), former Argentine football midfielder *Norberto Araujo (born 1978), Argentine football central defender *Norberto Aroldi (1932–1978), Argentine film actor and screenwriter *Norberto Barba (born ...

, was an attempt by the opposition to frame him. Judge

Sebastián Casanello Sebastián Casanello (Buenos Aires, December 14, 1974) is an Argentine Federal Judge. Biography After twenty years working with prosecutors and judges in the federal criminal system, Casanello was appointed federal judge, for which he had to pass ...

cleared Macri from all charges, stating that there was no proof of president Macri's involvement in the case.

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21st century in Argentina Conspiracies Political scandals in Argentina {{Espionage-stub