▁purchase ▁and ▁res ale , ▁at ▁massive ▁prof its , ▁of ▁large ▁tract s ▁of ▁public ▁land ▁by ▁nearly ▁fifty ▁top ▁level ▁polit icians ▁and ▁business people ▁during ▁N ést or ▁M ende z ' s ▁final ▁years ▁as ▁the ▁mayor ▁of ▁El ▁Cal af ate , ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁As ▁of ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁investigation ▁into ▁this ▁case ▁was ▁being ▁directed ▁by ▁pro sec utor ▁Natal ia ▁Mer c ado , ▁the ▁Kir chn ers ' ▁nie ce . ▁ ▁Shared ▁Dream s ▁case ▁( 2 0 1 1 ) ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁article ▁entitled ▁" Cor ruption ▁in ▁Argentina ", ▁The ▁Econom ist ▁noted ▁that ▁Shared ▁Dream s , ▁the ▁" social - work ▁arm " ▁of ▁the ▁respect ed ▁Association ▁of ▁M oth ers ▁of ▁the ▁Pla za ▁de ▁May o , ▁had ▁become ▁m ired ▁in ▁cor ruption . ▁Gr anted ▁$ 4 5 m ▁of ▁public ▁funds ▁to ▁build ▁housing ▁for ▁the ▁poor , ▁the ▁group ▁h ired ▁M eld ore k , ▁a ▁company ▁that ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁Ser gio ▁Sch ok l ender , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁imprison ed ▁for ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁for ▁murder ing ▁his ▁parents , ▁and ▁that , ▁according ▁to ▁other ▁contract ors , ▁" was ▁charg ing ▁twice ▁the ▁market ▁rate ▁for ▁home building ." ▁After ▁Sch ok l ender ▁left ▁the ▁firm , ▁the ▁courts ▁began ▁" inv estig