ons ín ▁Although ▁Ra úl ▁Alf ons ín , ▁who ▁was ▁president ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁won ▁international ▁recognition ▁for ▁human ▁rights ▁re forms , ▁for ▁initi ating ▁the ▁Tri al ▁of ▁the ▁J unt as ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁and ▁for ▁fighting ▁cor ruption , ▁Argent ine ▁business ▁and ▁government ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁marked ▁by ▁severe ▁cor ruption ▁during ▁his ▁period ▁in ▁office . ▁The ▁Central ▁Bank ▁was ▁def ra ud ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁by ▁Ban co ▁Al as ▁( the ▁ 1 3 th ▁largest ▁in ▁Argentina ▁at ▁the ▁time ) ▁for ▁US $ 1 1 0 ▁million ▁in ▁export ▁cred its ; ▁and ▁Alf ons ín ' s ▁National ▁Custom s ▁Director , ▁Juan ▁Carlos ▁Del con te , ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁in ▁prison ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁for ▁ag gra v ated ▁sm ugg ling ▁a ▁de cade ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁discovered ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁running ▁a ▁secret ▁" parallel ▁custom s " ▁system . ▁ ▁Carlos ▁Men em ▁Cor ruption ▁alleg ations ▁" sw ir led " ▁throughout ▁Carlos ▁Men em ' s ▁two ▁terms ▁as ▁president ▁( 1 9 8 9 – 9 9 ). ▁ ▁Men em ▁reported ly ▁" used ▁the ▁resources ▁coming ▁from ▁priv at izations ▁to ▁strength en ▁his ▁inner ▁circle ▁and ▁the ▁Per ón ist ▁cor rupt ▁client el istic ▁machine ▁working ▁at ▁provincial ▁levels ." ▁He ▁"