Juan Bautista Yofre Explained

Juan Bautista 'Tata' Yofre is an Argentine journalist and writer, and a former politician and journalist.

Yofre was the Argentine Secretary of Intelligence from 1989 to 1990, in the early part of Carlos Menem's presidency.^[1] He was replaced by Hugo Anzorreguy following constant accusations of corruption surrounding the Presidential environment. He later occupied positions as ambassador to Panama^[2] and other countries.

In 2008 he was indicted on charges of espionage for using his Intelligence contacts for intercepting email messages from members of the government.^{[3] [4] [5]} While the court found he had done so, he was later acquitted because those emails were not considered classified information.^[6]

See also

• List of secretaries of intelligence of Argentina

Notes and References

1. http://www.rosarionet.com.ar/rnet/cultura/notas.vsp?nid=51856 En lo de Mirtha Legrand, vincularon a Duhalde y Moyano con la droga
2. http://archivo.lavoz.com.ar/10/02/09/secciones/politica/nota.asp?nota_id=589685 Armas: llaman a declarar a Balza
3. http://www.perfil.com/politica/Justicia-confirmo-procesamiento-a-periodistas-20130910-0029.html Perfil, 10 September 2010
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20141029230653/http://veintitres.infonews.com/nota-5429-.html Revista Veintitrés
5. http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/elpais/1-228694-2013-09-10.html Página/12, 10 September 2010
6. http://www.cij.gov.ar/nota-20394-La-C-mara-Federal-de-Casaci-n-sobresey--a-periodistas-en-una-causa-por-espionaje.html Centro de Información Judicial