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Argentina's Fernandez Denies Charges in Corruption Case

by Associated Press

   BUENOS ARIES --

   Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez is denying any wrongdoing
   following recent accusations that she was responsible for a corruption
   scheme involving public works contracts.

   Fernandez said in a written statement presented to a federal court
   Monday that the accusations are false and politically motivated.
   More than a dozen people have been arrested in the case. They include
   business leaders and former officials who served in Fernandez's
   2007-2015 administration.
   The case is based on an investigation by La Nacion newspaper into
   alleged corruption over more than a decade during the governments of
   Fernandez and her late husband, Nestor Kirchner. The newspaper says the
   driver of one of the accused kept notebooks with detailed information
   on bribes.
   Fernandez is currently a senator, a post that grants her immunity from
   prosecution.