Wednesday, July 8th 2026 - 07:47 UTC
May I clarify something? You've got the wrong Juan Carlos Santos,” he said
An unusual incident interrupted a hearing on Tuesday in the Cuadernos trial, one of the largest corruption cases in Argentine history: the court mistakenly summoned to testify a man who shared his name with one of the expected witnesses, a 73-year-old public accountant with no connection to the case.
The man, Juan Carlos Santos, appeared at the federal courthouse in Comodoro Py, Buenos Aires, gave his personal details and took the oath. Minutes later, when prosecutors asked whether he had worked at the former AFIP — the tax agency, now known as ARCA — in 2018, he said no and pointed out the mix-up. “May I clarify something? You've got the wrong Juan Carlos Santos,” he said, according to the hearing transcript. The witness sought by the parties was a former accountant at the agency and a namesake of the man summoned.
“Se equivocaron de Juan Carlos Santos”
