‘Follow the money.’ – A little tough in this case but …

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez’s second-in-command is known as a fun-loving, guitar-playing renegade who wore a leather jacket to their Election Day victory bash. Amado Boudou still leads a new generation of politicians preparing to run the country, but scandal now dims his youthful glow.

The 48-year-old vice president is accused of steering a $55 million contract for printing the nation’s money to secret partners through a shadowy shell company used to fund pleasure trips for his friends and family.

Boudou claims the media and judiciary invented the scandal, saying “there’s a devious plan to try to find a connection to people that I don’t have.”

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