0 8 ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁an ▁App e als ▁Court ' s ▁decision ▁to ▁proceed ▁with ▁charges ▁against ▁him ▁for ▁" pe cul ado ," ▁or ▁the ▁impro per ▁di version ▁of ▁funds . ▁B end ini ▁had ▁been ▁promoted ▁over ▁more ▁senior ▁gener als ▁by ▁Kirch ner ▁despite ▁Def ense ▁Minister ▁N ilda ▁G arr é ' s ▁apparent ▁lack ▁of ▁confidence ▁in ▁him . ▁B end ini ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁having ▁operated ▁a ▁" parallel " ▁bank ▁account ▁into ▁which ▁he ▁di vert ed ▁large ▁sums ▁of ▁government ▁money . ▁ ▁Francisco ▁de ▁Nar vá ez ▁( 2 0 0 9 – 1 3 ) ▁Congress man ▁Francisco ▁de ▁Nar vá ez , ▁a ▁senior ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁center - right ▁Federal ▁Per on ist ▁c au cus , ▁was ▁discovered ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁have ▁placed ▁numerous ▁phone ▁calls ▁from ▁his ▁cell ▁phone ▁to ▁Mario ▁Seg ov ia , ▁the ▁" king ▁of ▁e ph ed r ine " ▁( wh ose ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁recre ational ▁drug ▁is ▁illegal ▁in ▁Argentina ). ▁Sub po ena ed ▁by ▁Judge ▁Feder ico ▁F agg ion ato ▁M ár quez , ▁de ▁Nar vá ez ▁initially ▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁res ign ▁from ▁Congress , ▁but ▁later ▁rec anted , ▁claim ing ▁a ▁ran ch ▁hand ▁in ▁his ▁employ ▁used ▁his ▁phone ▁to ▁place ▁the ▁calls ▁in ▁question . ▁F agg ion ato ▁M ár quez ' s ▁successor , ▁Judge ▁Adri án ▁González ▁Char v ay ,