Campo Quijano's municipal council opened a new review of the 2020 General Account from former mayor Carlos Folloni's administration after receiving the final report of Salta's Provincial Audit Office. Radical Civic Union councilor Lorena Torres proposed sending additional documents to the agency and moving in committee toward formal rejection of the accounts.
The report's central finding is that 19,948,489.51 pesos, equivalent to 9% of spending that year, could not be verified. The Audit Office did not receive the payment orders or supporting records needed to confirm the regularity of payments, accounting entries and related obligations.
The observations cover fuel, public lighting, paving stones, emergency assistance, housing and rental of vehicles and road machinery. The complementary review identified large amounts that also had to be assessed under procurement and public-bidding rules. The issue is not only how much was spent, but whether each transaction can be reconstructed through documentation.
The agency also reported missing files and agreements for three municipal works, wage documentation and mandatory financial statements. The projects included the Mi Casa housing program, restoration of the Casa de la Cultura and paving work. Missing contracts, certificates and acceptance records do not prove that the works were not done, but they prevent verification of execution and payment.
Torres also challenged the legislative history of the account. According to her reconstruction, no ordinance proves approval of the General Account; instead, a committee report appears to have been rejected on December 15, 2021. Nevertheless, an unnumbered ordinance linked to report 52/2021 was reportedly sent to the Audit Office, so she will request the minutes and records of that session.
Another inconsistency concerns the administrative structure used to assign responsibility. Folloni's administration reportedly submitted a 2009 ordinance even though a 2019 rule already defined the missions and functions of municipal offices. The Audit Office notified both Folloni and current mayor Lino Yonar of preliminary findings on July 30, 2026, and said it received no responses.
The case connects with later accusations. In 2024, Yonar questioned the accounting for a 2021 national agreement worth 15 million pesos for lighting, security cameras and equipment, which he valued at about 100 million in updated terms. Folloni denied the allegations, said the funds were reported and the work completed. Torres says the council asked the current executive for information and received none.
The committee must now distinguish political, administrative and any legal responsibilities. The conviction of former mayor Manuel Cornejo increases pressure not to shelve audit findings, but the Folloni report requires its own review and due process. The next step is to gather minutes, reports and receipts, decide whether to reject the 2020 account and determine what must be returned to the auditors.
