In what represents a warning to state entities, the Public Contracting Court He issued a resolution in which he establishes that it is forbidden to grant the good pro to suppliers whose owners, shareholders or executives are complying with sentences for crimes of corruption in the State of the State.
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An investigation of The Republic He revealed that Municipality of San Isidro hired the company Industrias Argüelles General Services for S/47 million of soles, despite the owner of the company, Aniceto Argüelles Loayza, agreed to have tried to bribe a judgeso it was sentenced to four years in suspended prison.
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The former representative and former manager of the same company, Karen Pasco Flores, was also sentenced Four years in suspended prison for having participated in the fraudulent purchase of a land in the community of Quipán (Sing), using adulterated documents of the National Superintendence of Public Registries (SUNARP).
The Public Contracting Court annulled the contract because Aniceto Argüelles has a conviction in force. Photo: The Republic
Evident impediment
“(Aniceto Argüelles) is prevented to be a participantbidder and contractor since the conviction imposed on January 24, 2025, ”says the Resolution of the Public Contracting Court.
“In the sentence it was detailed that (Argüelles) committed the crime of specific active bribery in his position as president of the Board of Directors and owner of the company Industrias Argüelles and general services,” says the court ruling.
When this newspaper asked Industrias Argüelles about this case, he received in response that the award was legitimate because he did not face any impediment.
The Municipality of San Isidro granted the millionaire good pro a argüelles for the rental of a fleet of vehicles for the cleaning service, on August 19, 2025. That is, when it was disabled to hire with the State.
The Court consigned other relevant information with which he supported his decision: after receiving the sentence, the owner of the company Industrias Argüelles made a series of modifications in his company, in an attempt to continue hiring with the State.
Covering the sun with a finger
Two months after the Municipality of San Isidro convened a tender, Aniceto Argüelles directed a meeting of the company’s board, informing that he had transferred his actions (99.85%) to his wife, who in turn transferred them to their son Elvis Argüelles Milla. And the remaining 0.15% of Karen Pasco Flores shares passed to the nephew of Aniceto Argüelles, Gerson Guillén Argüelles.
In the same session the entire directory was changed, leaving Aniceto Argüelles and Karen Pasco. The latter left the General Management and the Directory of Industrias Argüelles because on March 31 of this year, a sentence was confirmed for the crime of ideological falsehood.
According to the judicial ruling, Pasco forged documents to manufacture the undervalued purchase of 10 thousand hectares, without authorization from the community of Quipán. In that place, Industrias Argüelles built a sanitary landfill.
On August 15, Industrias Argüelles presented an affidavit to the Municipality of San Isidro, ensuring that he had no sanctions for crime of corruption, nor impediments to present his offer.
Four days after the Municipality of San Isidro received according to the Affidavit of Industrias Argüelles, the Company said that he had granted General Manager’s powers to Aniceto Argüellesconvicted of corruption.
For reasons that are research subject, the Selection Committee of the Municipality of San Isidro granted the good Pro to Industrias Argüelles, which was prevented from intervening in the tender.
“(Industrias Argüelles) was equally prevented from being a participant, bidder or contractor, since Mr. Aniceto Argüelles has a current general power that allows him to have effective control of the company, despite the transfer of actions to his wife and son,” says the court.
In addition to canceling the award, the Court provides legal actions against Argüelles industries and its owner Aniceto Argüelles.
Municipality of San Isidro will comply
● On April 24 of this year, the Municipality of La Molina hired Argüelles General Services for the rental of trucks and machinery for public cleaning for S/23.8 million.
● That is, the award occurred when businessman Aniceto Argüelles Loayza was prevented from doing so for being convicted of corruption.
● Upon knowing the ruling of the Public Contracting Court, the Municipality of San Isidro indicated that it will comply with the resolution that orders to cancel the award in favor of Argüelles industries, as well as legal actions against the owner.
