▁De ▁la ▁R ú a ▁was ▁also ▁ind icted ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁on ▁a ▁charge ▁of ▁" ag gra v ated ▁active ▁b ri ber y ." ▁He ▁was ▁accused ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁of ▁having ▁b rib ed ▁sen ators ▁that ▁April ▁for ▁their ▁vote ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁a ▁labor ▁flex ibil ization ▁law ▁requested ▁by ▁the ▁IM F . ▁Several ▁sen ators ▁were ▁also ▁ind icted ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁accepting ▁the ▁b rib es . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁ind icted ▁on ▁hom ic ide ▁charges ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁ordered ▁attacks ▁on ▁demonstr ators ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ; ▁de ▁la ▁R ú a ▁escaped ▁conv iction ▁in ▁all ▁these ▁cases . ▁ ▁N ést or ▁Kirch ner ▁N ést or ▁Kirch ner , ▁then ▁governor ▁of ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁Santa ▁Cruz , ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Congress w oman ▁Crist ina ▁Kirch ner , ▁" int ens ely ▁and ▁successfully ▁lo bb ied ▁President ▁Carlos ▁Men em ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁state ▁oil ▁company ▁Y PF ". ▁Upon ▁its ▁priv at ization ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁paid ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁Province ▁US $ 6 5 4 ▁million ▁in ▁long - out standing ▁roy alt ies ▁ow ed ▁by ▁Y PF ▁( minus ▁a ▁US $ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁tax ▁deb t ). ▁Governor ▁Kirch ner ▁transferred ▁the ▁funds ▁to ▁Cred it ▁Suisse