A judge in Argentina has dismissed a long-running money laundering case against Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, after prosecutors and state agencies said there was no evidence she was involved in a crime.
Federal Judge Sebastian Casanello ruled on Monday that Fernandez de Kirchner should be removed from what had become known as the “K money trail” case. It involved alleged kickbacks and money laundering by businessman Lazaro Baez on behalf of Fernandez de Kirchner’s family.
Prosecutor Guillermo Marijuan said late last month there was no evidence that Fernandez de Kirchner was involved in the corruption for which Baez has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
This marks the latest instance in which the vice president — who was also president from 2007 to 2015 — has been dismissed from an ongoing corruption-related case before it reaches trial.
