allowed ▁provincial ▁and ▁local ▁govern ments ▁to ▁contract ▁lo ans , ▁contrib uting ▁thus ▁to ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁deb t ▁that ▁would ▁contribute ▁to ▁the ▁severe ▁financial ▁crisis ▁years ▁later , ▁prompt ing ▁the ▁down fall ▁of ▁President ▁De ▁La ▁R ú a ." ▁ ▁Swift gate ▁( 1 9 9 0 ) ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Argentina , ▁Ter ence ▁Tod man , ▁informed ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁that ▁Men em ▁ad visor ▁and ▁in - law ▁Em ir ▁Y oma ▁had ▁solic ited ▁a ▁b ri be ▁from ▁Swift , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁meat ▁pack ing ▁firm , ▁it ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁sc andal ▁known ▁as ▁Swift gate . ▁The ▁sc andal ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁res ign ations ▁of ▁Y oma , ▁Econom y ▁Minister ▁Antonio ▁É r man ▁González , ▁and ▁other ▁officials ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁The ▁wh ist leb lower , ▁econom ist ▁Gu ill ermo ▁N iel sen , ▁had ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Uruguay ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁thre ats . ▁ ▁Y om ag ate ▁( 1 9 9 1 ) ▁ ▁A ▁c oca ine ▁tra ff ick ing ▁operation ▁revealed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁involved ▁the ▁ship ment ▁of ▁large ▁sums ▁of ▁drug ▁money ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁to ▁Argentina , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁la under ed ▁through ▁the ▁purchase ▁of ▁real ▁estate , ▁j ew el ry , ▁or ▁business es