, ▁or ▁di vert ed ▁to ▁Uruguay . ▁Am ira ▁Y oma , ▁who ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁sc andal , ▁was ▁Men em ' s ▁secretary ▁and ▁sister - in - law , ▁and ▁was ▁eventually ▁cleared ▁of ▁all ▁charges . ▁ ▁Dom ingo ▁Caval lo ▁and ▁Alfred o ▁Y ab r án ▁Men em ' s ▁Fin ance ▁Minister , ▁Dom ingo ▁Caval lo , ▁" built ▁his ▁reputation ▁on ▁fighting ▁cor ruption ▁inside ▁Government ▁ag encies ▁and ▁priv at ized ▁indust ries ," ▁reported ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁he ▁was ▁" un pop ular ▁within ▁the ▁Government " ▁and ▁" s par red ▁public ly " ▁with ▁Men em . ▁ ▁Caval lo ▁accused ▁business man ▁Alfred o ▁Y ab r án ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁sort ▁of ▁ma f ia ▁b oss ▁who ▁enjoyed ▁political ▁and ▁jud icial ▁protection , ▁who ▁cover t ly ▁ran ▁several ▁major ▁transport ▁and ▁security ▁companies ▁including ▁Cor re o ▁O CA ▁( which ▁handled ▁ 3 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁postal ▁market ), ▁and ▁whose ▁fir ms ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁dru gs ▁and ▁weapons ▁tra ff ick ing ▁and ▁money ▁la und ering . ▁After ▁José ▁Luis ▁C abe zas , ▁a ▁photo j ournal ist ▁who ▁was ▁investig ating ▁Y ab r án , ▁was ▁murder ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁it ▁was ▁shown ▁that ▁Y ab r án