Jorge Bonica revealed a complaint with evidence of bribes that allegedly implicated political figures.
Journalist Jorge Bonica filed a complaint based on evidence about an alleged corruption network involving high-ranking politicians and police officers. The case was closed, despite containing transfers, audio recordings, and formal statements.
The journalist filed a complaint with documents, audio recordings, and names, which was later archived. Photo: Mauricio Zina/FocoUy
Journalist Jorge Bonica publicly presented an extensive investigation that reportedly began more than three years ago, following contact with an inmate who confessed to being part of an international fraud ring. According to Bonica, the detained young man provided details, names, and evidence indicating the systematic payment of bribes to Uruguayan police and political leaders through bank triangulations, digital accounts, and local financial institutions.
Among the names mentioned by the whistleblower—identified as Cristian Martin—were former Interior Minister Eduardo Bonomi, former Vice President Raúl Sendic, Inspector General Luis Mendoza, and other high-ranking officials. The figures, according to the journalist, were specific and supported by documents: from $5,000 to half a million dollars, depending on the case.
Bonica explained that she managed to obtain more than 100 documents, including transfers, receipts, and data linking payments through RedPagos, Mi Dinero, ScotiaBank, Cambios Gales, and PayPal. All of these elements were allegedly handed over to prosecutor Estela Alciaturi, who was in charge of the case at the time.
The complainant, who was already serving a sentence for fraud, reportedly voluntarily testified before the prosecutor's office under special security conditions because he feared for his life. According to Bonica, Martin himself requested that his transfer to testify not be linked to a formal complaint, to avoid retaliation within the prison system. The prosecutor granted this request, arguing that it was to protect the inmate's safety.
Despite the magnitude of the case and the evidence presented, according to Bonica, the prosecutor decided not to send the necessary documents to verify the authenticity of the aforementioned transfers and financial transactions. This decision was later confirmed by a confidential document obtained by the journalist, which states that the case was referred directly to Internal Affairs, without requesting any further action.
After testifying, the complainant was transferred to Module 11 of CONCAR, considered one of the most dangerous in the prison system. Bonica reported that they tried to burn him alive there, and that he had to be relocated to another area due to the direct efforts of then-Minister Jorge Larrañaga.
The journalist stated that, despite the seriousness of the accusations, the case was ultimately dismissed. According to his account, this occurred under Prosecutor Domínguez, who took over after Alciaturi's transfer to Soriano. The court ruling came without confirming the evidence presented by Bonica and the complainant.
The investigation also mentions alleged links to a Russian-born fraudster gang whose members—according to the complaint—entered the country undetected by Interpol thanks to an alleged "arrangement" that prevented immigration alerts from being triggered. Bonica even allegedly traveled to Piriápolis to verify their presence at the location where they were reportedly staying.
Although the case has already been closed by the courts, Bonica announced that he will request a complete copy of the file in Rivera and will re-disseminate the information, convinced that "the evidence is there" and that the complaint was ignored.
From his channel, the journalist reaffirmed his commitment to the investigation, thanking those who provided him with information and asserting that this is not just another complaint, but a case that—in his words—“exposes how impunity works when it affects those at the top.”
