Nationality Paraguayan — Justice and finance / Central banking

Marco Aurelio González Maldonado

Also known as: Marco Aurelio González

Updated on 15 November 2026

Justice, police and intelligence Business and billionaires

Former Paraguayan attorney general and central-bank board member.

González is charged in the Ueno Bank oversight case. Prosecutors allege he helped alter a report sent to the Senate. After surrendering to police, he was subjected to precautionary property restrictions.

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I. Documented controversies

13 November 2026

November 2026: charged in the Ueno Bank case, including over a report to the Senate deemed misleading

Formally charged

A former attorney general and central bank board member, Marco Aurelio González turned himself in on 13 November 2026, the day of searches. Prosecutors charged him with breach of trust, criminal association and producing false public documents, attributing to him a role in altering a report to the Senate that allegedly played down alerts about Ueno Bank. His assets were frozen as a precaution.

State of the evidence: The proceedings and surrender are documented, not criminal responsibility.
Legal status — source text: Charges filed on 13 November; no conviction.
Attribution: Alleged involvement in failures of Ueno supervision and disputed documents.

Sources · 6

[1]
Ministerio Público de ParaguayCaso Ueno Bank: Fiscalía imputó por asociación criminal a expresidente de la República y exautoridades del BCP13 November 2026Official documentHigh reliability
[2]
ABC ColorSe entrega Marco Aurelio González ante la Policía Nacional por caso Ueno Bank13 November 2026MediaHigh reliability
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Agencia IP / Medios del EstadoCaso ueno bank: realizan allanamientos y detienen a tres exmiembros del directorio del BCP13 November 2026Official documentHigh reliability
[4]
La Nación ParaguayRol del BCP en caso Ueno: alertas ignoradas y un informe alterado15 November 2026MediaHigh reliability
[5]
ABC ColorAmplían imputación contra Santiago Peña en caso Ueno Bank: incluyen asociación criminal13 November 2026MediaHigh reliability

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[6]
ABC ColorUeno Bank: ordenan inhibir bienes y embargar cuentas de exdirectivos del BCP14 November 2026MediaHigh reliability

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Controversia profile, updated 15 November 2026. Latest version: https://controversia.info/en/fiche/marco-aurelio-gonzalez-maldonado