Lawyer seeks arrest of Caputo and BCRA officials over gold derivatives transactions2026-10-12Gregorio Dalbón expanded his criminal complaint and sought the arrest of Economy Minister Luis Caputo and BCRA officials Santiago Bausili and Juan Curutchet over gold derivatives transactions carried out in 2025.The request is pending judicial review; the complaint does not amount to a formal accusation or imply an arrest warrant.According to a report by the National Audit Office cited in the complaint, the transactions recorded a loss of $1.023 billion.Dalbón asked investigators to determine who decided on and carried out the transactions, examine their contracts and counterparties, and establish whether possible offenses such as fraudulently administered funds or abuse of authority were committed.According to the audit cited in the complaint, the BCRA entered into dollar-settled derivatives for hedging purposes and no longer held positions of that kind at the end of 2025.El oro del BCRA: el abogado Gregorio Dalbón pidió la detención de Luis Caputo y Santiago Bausili por administración fraudulenta (Infobae)Un abogado pidió detener a Luis Caputo y a las autoridades del Banco Central por las operaciones con el oro (Los Andes)Piden la detención de Caputo y Bausili por las operaciones con derivados de oro del BCRA (Agencia Noticias Argentinas (NA))Abogado denunciante pidió detener e indagar a Luis Caputo, Santiago Bausili y Juan Curutchet por las operaciones con el oro del Banco Central (Ámbito)Piden la detención de Caputo y Bausili por la timba con el oro del Banco Central (Página/12)