▁who ▁arrived ▁in ▁Argentina ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁on ▁a ▁private ▁flight ▁paid ▁for ▁by ▁Argent ine ▁and ▁Venez uel an ▁state ▁officials . ▁Wilson ▁was ▁carrying ▁US $ 7 9 0 , 5 5 0 ▁in ▁c ash , ▁which ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁declare ▁and ▁which ▁the ▁police ▁seized ▁on ▁arrival . ▁A ▁few ▁days ▁later ▁Wilson , ▁a ▁Venez uel an - American ▁and ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁Ch á vez ' s , ▁was ▁a ▁guest ▁at ▁a ▁signing ▁ceremony ▁involving ▁Kirch ner ▁and ▁Ch á vez ▁at ▁the ▁Casa ▁Ros ada . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁arrested ▁on ▁money ▁la und ering ▁and ▁cont rab and ▁charges , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁established ▁that ▁the ▁c ash ▁was ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁Kir chn ers ▁as ▁a ▁c land est ine ▁contribution ▁to ▁Fernández ' s ▁campaign ▁ch est . ▁ ▁The ▁incident ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁sc andal ▁and ▁what ▁Blo om berg ▁News ▁called ▁" an ▁international ▁im bro g lio ," ▁with ▁the ▁U . S . ▁acc using ▁five ▁men ▁of ▁being ▁secret ▁Ch á vez ▁agents ▁whose ▁mission ▁was ▁to ▁cover ▁up ▁the ▁attempt ▁to ▁deliver ▁the ▁c ash . ▁ ▁Sk anska ▁case ▁( 2 0 0 7 ) ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Federal ▁Judge ▁Gu ill ermo ▁Mont en eg ro ▁was ▁leading ▁an ▁investigation ▁into ▁b rib es ▁alleg edly ▁paid ▁by ▁Swedish ▁firm ▁Sk anska ▁to ▁former ▁government ▁officials ▁working ▁on ▁a ▁gas ▁pipeline ▁project